Xing (Wade) Tong is originally from China, where he spent his first 20 years. His love for school has taken him across the world, starting at the University of Liverpool in the UK, where he finished a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering. He then decided to come to the U.S. to further his education and achieved his first master’s degree in Human Resource and Labor Relations from the University of Minnesota. After graduating from Minnesota, Wade decided to come to Lansing, MI where he had an internship and started working on his second master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Michigan Flint.

Wade also has a passion for intercultural exchanges. His life’s journey has helped him realize the importance of empathy and communication between different cultures. He is now with Michigan Business Network helping develop content that shows the positive exchange of activities between the U.S. and China.