Zheming Fei is from Haidian District, Beijing. He is a first-year student in the dual-degree program of Tsinghua University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He graduated from the University of Virginia, where he majored in history and psychology. He has interned at a government research department and investment firms, contributing to policy research and industry and company analysis. He also served as a research assistant in the history department, analyzing scholarly literature and primary historical sources and writing research summaries. His interests include China–U.S. relations, U.S. foreign policy, and East Asian history. He draws on historical and cross-cultural perspectives to understand contemporary international issues. At CISS Youth, he will focus on China–U.S. strategic interactions and U.S. foreign policy.