Yangyang Cheng and the role of scientists in U.S.-China relations.
Illustration by Hanna Barczyk
Yangyang Cheng wrote her first story just after she turned five. It was winter break, and she had been watching “Romance of the Three Kingdoms,” a television series based on the Chinese epic about the turbulent Han dynasty. It was a rare occasion for Cheng — her mother usually did not allow her to watch TV — and she immediately took a liking to one of the characters: Zhuge Liang, a military strategist with magical powers.
She liked the way Zhuge was portrayed on screen as a gentleman
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