He has also served as the chief editor of 《世界科幻大师丛书》 ("World Science Fiction Masters Collection"), a sci-fi book series.
[5] Although the SFW has a circulation of 200,000 copies per issue, it is difficult to publish sci-fi books in China.
When the delivery department worried that they will incur economic deficits, Yao persuaded them otherwise.
The World Science Fiction Masters Collection proved to be a great success.
The Three Body Problem, written by Liu Cixin is one of a set of "Cornerstone of Chinese Science Fiction".