Department of International Economics, Government and Business

I am a PhD Fellow at the Department of Law at the University of Macerata (Italy). My PhD project focuses on the legal and economic evolution of Chinese Special Economic Zones (SEZs) from a historical perspective. Specifically, I am intrested in whether and how the Italian Concession of Tianjin and its legal evolution have promoted italian direct investments in China and generated elements that continue to influence it today. I also aim to explore how the legal and economic evolution of SEZs in China laid the foundations for its commercial openness to the outside world, particularly in the case of Italy.

I have an MSc in Italian language and literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University and have translated seven books from Italian to Mandarin Chinese. I co-founded Moda Metrics, a startup focused on developing AI-driven applications for the fashion industry. I also have prior work experience as an analyst at the Observatory of Digital Export at Politecnico di Milano, as well as Italian news editor for China Central Television (CCTV).