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Tianwei Zhang

London/China Market Editor

Tianwei Zhang is the London/China Market Editor at WWD. With one foot in Europe and the other in Asia, Zhang covers a wide range of topics from both markets and beyond. He began his career as a freelance fashion writer in China at the age of 17, contributing to the Chinese editions of Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, and Modern Weekly. Zhang moved to the U.K. in 2013 and later obtained a master's degree in fashion journalism from London's Central Saint Martins. Prior to joining WWD in February 2019, Zhang launched and managed the China edition of Business of Fashion.

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