The history of twentieth-century China is not far  away from the present, and the shifting connections between history and reality drew Yunfei into this field, ultimately leading him here. 

Born and raised in a state-owned industrial area, where every aspect of life depended on a state enterprise, Yunfei's curiosity about his personal history sparked an early interest in business history. His experience of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Wuhan and Shanghai further expanded his focus, leading him to incorporate science and technology—particularly the relationship between humans and non-humans—into his study of business history. More importantly, these experiences deepened Yunfei's desire to explore the history of twentieth-century China from a broader, more diverse perspective. With this aspiration, Yunfei has come to the Institute, where, under the supervision of Professor Ghassan Moazzin and Professor John Wong, he is exploring the interconnected history of economy, technology, and transnational interactions between China and the world.