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Sylvie Zhuang
Reporter, China
Based in Beijing, Sylvie joined the post in 2023 to report on China. She covers elite politics, diplomacy, international development, and has a interest in exploring how evolving technology is tranforming governance and society. Previously, she graduated from the University of Chicago and also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois.
Officials in Chinese agencies and state firms started working on a playbook long before the US presidential elections in November.
State Department talking points suggest foreign governments take steps to exclude China-based providers because of security risks.
Trade restrictions may hasten China’s drive to make its satellite industry more competitive as it reduces dependence on US components.
Beijing’s tougher tariff response reflects new understanding of Washington’s aims under Trump 2.0, analysts say.
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Chinese economy is better prepared this time around compared to the last trade war with the US, an insider said.
King’s College, London professor says he ‘cannot think of a worse tactic’ than threatening Beijing and presenting ‘zero-sum’ options.
Both sides have dug in their heels but they also appear to have left the door open to negotiations, observers say.
Flights and rail services have been suspended and attractions such as the Great Wall and Forbidden City have been shut.
Citizens surveyed put forward a range of responses and, while worried about a trade war, many are in favour of Beijing’s strong response.
Rapidly escalating tit-for-tat exchanges are making it hard to see how leadership talks could occur, observers say.
Decades of jungle growth stripped away and multiple runways restored on abandoned airfield in the strategic second island chain.
‘It is surprising and pathetic’ to hear such comments, Chinese foreign ministry says, as trade tensions with the US come to a head.
The national security specialist and former CIA official on US-China ties and the group chat discussion that shocked the world.
Credibility problems, local practices and geopolitics stand in the way of the leadership’s ambitions for its top-tier cities, experts say.
The PLA Eastern Theatre Command’s exercises are advancing on the self-ruled island ‘step-by-step’, an analyst says.
The technology is increasingly being adopted by armed forces, but so far there has been no global consensus on how to manage the risks.
PLA’s Southern Theatre Command conducted ‘routine patrol’, spokesman says, as Philippines and Japan hold naval drills with treaty ally US.
Beijing pledges US$13.8 million and sends emergency rescue team after Friday’s magnitude 7.7 quake killed more than 1,000 people.
Deadly quake prompts worries about Sino-Myanmar pipelines, a strategic overland route for China’s oil and gas imports from the Middle East.
Lieutenant General Tang Yong has lost his post on the country’s top political advisory body – usually a sign someone is under investigation.
Beijing has relied on Moscow for access to the far north but a geopolitical realignment is under way that could see it frozen out.
Bloc ‘has not formed a unified position’ on proposals to end reliance on the currency.
US Space Force official points to progress on refuelling satellites in space as an example of the country’s ambitious plans.
CPPCC members caution against overregulation of the emerging technology ahead of annual political gathering.
The upcoming political gathering gives the leadership a chance to reflect on how far it has closed the gap in areas such as technology.
The president is offering green cards in return for investments of US$5 million, but prospective applicants may prefer to wait and see.
American diplomatic offices are expected to shed 10 per cent of their staff on the mainland and in Hong Kong.
After the country’s president met tech bosses, top prosecutors say they will ‘resolutely’ fight economic crime, defamation amid sluggish domestic economic recovery.
Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities turn to tech to improve online portals while local officials study innovative AI start-up.
