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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 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.
Respondents note struggles with psychological issues, particularly those who are younger, female and regularly experience racial prejudice.
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‘We seek to responsibly manage the competition with China so it does not veer into conflict,’ US president says in his valedictory address.
In a US election where a small number could tip the balance, diffuse voting preferences prevent Asian-Americans from becoming kingmakers.
Duelling campaign rhetoric belies broad bipartisan consensus, former American trade officials say, with Indo-Pacific ties hanging in balance.
Pentagon’s red tape and its slowness to embrace new technologies leave allies like Britain, Australia, Japan and South Korea in the lurch.
Proposed sale said to boost self-governed island’s security and help maintain ‘political stability, military balance and economic progress’.
Whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump wins, US tariffs and export restrictions targeting China will almost certainly increase, say analysts.
Interspersed with language hailing the 45th anniversary of normalised relations between the nations was a warning: Don’t mess with China.
Washington’s global network of allies said to offer moral support, supply-chain diversion strategies and new markets when Beijing takes aim.
Arrest of Linda Sun, ex-deputy chief of staff to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, for acting as an agent of Beijing raises concerns of reinforcing suspicions.
State Department laments Beijing’s treatment of ‘Uygurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities’ on second anniversary of damning findings.
‘We all know that China is not playing by the same rules,’ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says of plan to shield domestic industries in alignment with US and EU.
Vice-president says opponent is easy to manipulate: ‘Trump won’t hold autocrats accountable because he wants to be an autocrat himself’.
Yuanjun Tang, 67, a dissident jailed in China during Tiananmen Square crackdown, is arrested in New York for allegedly acting as unregistered agent for Beijing and lying to the FBI.
‘Having one of our own in the White House would mean the world,’ says New York State Senator John Liu. ‘It’s a dream come true for so many people, myself included.’
Philippine national security adviser and his US counterpart discuss Washington’s recent military aid as well as Monday’s coastguard encounter with China in the disputed waters.
The Democratic Party candidate outlines populist proposals that expand on US President Joe Biden’s agenda and criticises Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
After a state law in Indiana barred new partnerships, two cities with ties to Xiangyang take opposite approaches.
US President Joe Biden throws his support behind Kamala Harris in his first public address since ending his 2024 re-election bid.
The US vice-president, tapped by Joe Biden to replace him as Democratic nominee, must secure support of rivals while taking control of party apparatus.
Poor debate performance brought pressure on 81-year-old to step aside; uncertainty surrounds China policy of next Democratic Party standard-bearer.
More sanctions coming to ‘tighten the screws’ on Beijing if it does not reconsider its supplying Moscow with material aid in war effort.
Tapes and websites have their place, but they are no substitutes for cultural immersion in the country where the language is spoken.
Dash to blame plus community’s rapid response followed years of hate incidents and scapegoating during the coronavirus pandemic.
Addressing AAPI group in Philadelphia, US vice-president says a Trump victory in November would be a disaster.
Litany of fears cited as politicians ramp up anti-China rhetoric and AI disinformation campaigns grow ever more sophisticated.
Nearly three times as many respondents viewed Democrats as doing a better job countering racism than Republicans.
