Peiyue Wu is an award-winning journalist based in New York City. She writes about China’s technology and business, with a keen interest in how they are reshaping labor relations, social norms, and the humanities. While tech & business is her primary beat, she harbors a quiet enthusiasm for reporting on agriculture and manufacture—industries that often reveal the human stories behind China’s economic transformation. Her work has been published by Sixth Tone, Caixin Global, Rest of World, and Tech in Asia.
Her journey into journalism ignited when she returned to China from the U.S. in 2020. She was struck by the sweeping changes tech companies and digital platforms were bringing to people’s daily lives and the cityscapes. These changes possessed a surreal aesthetic appeal to her, yet being amidst them also evoked an unprecedented feeling of oppression. Shocked, but more so curious, she fervently endeavored to comprehend the shift China was undergoing.
She received a Master’s degree in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts (New York University) in 2019, specializing in Asian Art. Before, she had her Bachelor’s degree in Hong Kong, focusing on studio art. Her art reviews have appeared on various magazines and peer-reviewed academic journals such as Journal of Curatorial Studies.