With Maotai and EVs equipped with massage chairs, China courts local U.S. leaders as a hedge against an increasingly hostile government in Washington with Cate Cadell wapo.st/42kMDPH

In perhaps his 1st interview (aside from Chinese media) re switch, Nauru's foreign minister denied recognizing China was about 💴 “To say it’s a question of dollars is absolutely an insult to us,” he told The Post. “It’s about our development strategy.” wapo.st/49dMAaH

WaPo investigation found: Precision equipment for Russian arms makers came from U.S.-allied Taiwan. Experts say the shipments likely violated U.S. export controls. Reported by @DDaltonBennett Mary Ilyushina Lily Kuo & Pei-Lin Wu. wapo.st/491geAf

Internet user on Weibo wishing everyone a happy year of the dragon using the names of companies whose stock prices have fallen more than 7% in recent days.

The Washington Post is looking for a China correspondent based outside of China for now. Apply soon to work with a great team! washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpost…

For the past year, Julie Yoon & I have been digging into gender inequality in South Korea and the factors underlying its superlatives on gender/family issues among all major economies (biggest gender wage gap, lowest in glass-ceiling index, lowest fertility rate, etc). Thread:

A rare glimpse inside the messy world of Chinese hackers-for-hire that compete for security and military contracts to try and turn a profit. Research by Pei Vic Chiang and Lyric Li

Feb 27: China correspondent of the largest Dutch news organization NOS Sjoerd den Daas was harassed and manhandled by plain-clothes and uniformed 🇨🇳 policemen when he was filming a group of investors protesting outside the HQ of struggling shadow bank Sichuan Trust (四川信托) in

Our story on who China would like to see win in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. “Biden and Trump are like two bowls of poison for China. No matter who comes to power, the pressure on China will continue to exist.” wapo.st/48R8uQr

Chinese students on their way to the U.S. are being detained, questioned and forced to leave. “Sitting there and waiting, I felt like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered." We spoke to half a dozen Chinese students, plus scholars with similar experiences. wapo.st/3vlmEvn

Chinese state media hail Janet Yellen’s chopsticks skills. “She definitely eats Chinese food on a regular basis.” washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

How a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ finalist became an unlikely ambassador for Taiwan by ⁦Vic Chiang⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

The Washington Post is hiring for a news researcher to join its China bureau in Taipei! More details here: linkedin.com/posts/activity…

Xi Jinping’s visit to Southeast Asia shows how it is becoming a battleground for a proxy trade war between China and the U.S. For these smaller often sidelined countries this means both opportunities and new risks. with ⁦Rebecca Tan⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/…

So excited to join the excellent The New York Times team covering China! nytco.com/press/new-corr…