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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.
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.
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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.
Respondents note struggles with psychological issues, particularly those who are younger, female and regularly experience racial prejudice.
‘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’.
