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Mark Magnier
US Deputy Bureau Chief
Before joining the Post in Washington, Mark worked in China, India and Japan for the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times and was a Knight-Wallace journalism fellow. He’s covered economic, social and political issues throughout Asia and conflicts in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, including weeks spent camping under Saddam Hussein’s bridges.
US National Defence Authorisation Act, annual omnibus bill, also includes extension of China sanctions in Tibet and Uygur legislation.
Trade agency say ‘evidence indicates’ that China seeks to dominate domestic and global chip markets.
The old ways of making connections and gaining influence aren’t likely to be as reliable in the coming, unpredictable administration.
Several nominees for top posts have drawn fire for being unqualified, but there is a way to seat them without hearings or a Senate vote.
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White House declines to confirm reports that breakthrough deal includes release of at least one Chinese prisoner.
US secretary of state cites Beijing’s economic policies, human rights record and support for Russia in the war against Ukraine.
The American president-elect uses his social media platform to flag another 10 per cent on all Chinese imports, citing fentanyl concerns.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s nine-day trip to Peru and Brazil shows Beijing’s growing profile while US awaits the coming of Trump 2.0.
In remarks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Xi praises Sino-Brazilian relations as “at their best in history”.
‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.
Statement hopeful about ‘soft landing’ for global economy as its silence on North Korean support for Russia reveals China’s sway.
Both leaders note progress, with the Australian prime minister saying: ‘Trade is flowing more freely to the benefit of both countries.’.
Anti-poverty agenda set by Brazil’s leader gains some initial support, but progress is threatened by instability and conflict around the world.
In what is likely the last meeting between the two men, Xi said that ‘only solidarity and cooperation can help humanity’ in these hard times.
Leaders statement on comes despite deep scepticism on trade from incoming US president-elect Trump.
Shared growth stressed on Apec sidelines in Peru as Chinese leader tells CEOs that Beijing’s economic and financial woes can be fixed.
A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.
Outgoing US president, who will give way to Donald Trump in two months, has little to no clout at upcoming global summits.
Protectionism ‘harms economic relations’ among 21 member countries, group’s report says, as unease rises over Donald Trump’s agenda.
The US president-elect and his preference to shed, not support, multilateral institutions cast a looming shadow over Lima this week.
The Republican promised his supporters a ‘golden age for America’ after securing a mandate to overturn the post-1945 Washington consensus.
Trump wins key state of Wisconsin, bringing him to 277 electoral votes and a second term in the White House.
Many US plans for the region are baked in, analysts note, and won’t change regardless of whether Trump or Harris becomes president.
Would a second Donald Trump US presidency mean even more tariffs and antagonism toward Beijing?
State charges unnamed 19-year-old with acting as an unauthorised elector and perjury for making false statement to secure registration.
Investor confidence has returned to city, finance minister says during trip to US.
New York judge’s ruling turned on whether losses in 1,000-acre tourism project stemmed from excessive debt or construction delays.
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell puts focus on China as he reflects on administration’s foreign policy challenges and setbacks.
Dockworkers at major ports from Maine to Texas walk out, disrupting vital trade arteries in the world’s largest economy.
Beijing’s top diplomat voices hope for convening global peace conference with ‘fair discussion’ of all proposals as US stays sceptical.
