Sammie Xie is an environmentalist, feminist, and a sharp critic of Confucianism. She was born in Guangzhou, grew up in Shanghai, and has been living in Singapore since 2022. History has always been her least favorite subject, but she’s also the biggest Chinese ancient history and literature nerd since elementary school. Her favorite Chinese poets are Su Shi and Xin Qiji. In her free time, she enjoys reading sci-fi and catching up on current events. In the future, she aspires to become a material science or environmental engineer.