Weiping Shi is a Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Department of Digital Economy at the Anxi College of Tea Science / College of Digital Economy, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU). He received his Ph.D. in Forestry Economics and Management from Renmin University of China. His research focuses on the digital economy, business economics, big data management, resource economics and environmental management, rural development, forest transition, and land use change. He has published in Forest Policy and Economics, Economic Geography, Open Times, and other CSSCI/SSCI journals, and holds a national patent. Dr. Shi is a Class-C High-Level Talent of Fujian Province and Third-Level Talent of Quanzhou City.