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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.
Fu Cong, Beijing’s ambassador to the UN, criticises the tariff, Panama Canal and AI policies of Donald Trump.
White House says move necessary to staunch flow of fentanyl and migrants to US.
Countering Beijing and ‘deepening economic partnerships’ to boost regional prosperity said to be on agenda in tour that starts in Panama.
Political pressure mounts in Washington to identify what failed, leading to deadliest American air disaster in decades.
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But no consensus on whether impact of Chinese AI start-up will hasten tech decoupling of the two economies or sow greater partnership.
Unclear whether panic selling and sentiment are an overreaction or indication that Silicon Valley has underestimated Chinese tech prowess.
The nominee for US Treasury secretary said last week that Trump would use the 2020 phase one agreement as a starting point with Beijing.
OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle CEOs join the new president for White House launch of private sector joint venture Stargate.
‘I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success.’.
Manila and Taipei, facing PLA confrontations, may need to depend less on the US and appeal to Trump’s transactional nature, analysts say.
Rules include tougher standards to ensure software is more secure and bolster sanction authority against likes of Beijing.
Taiwan’s ‘Cold War Disneyland’ offers both a window into the bleakness of war and a reminder of the benefits of cross-strait detente.
New controls go beyond China, setting quotas for about 120 countries; exports to 18 allies including Japan, UK, the Netherlands are exempt.
Justices’ questions about popular platform suggest First Amendment free-speech rights could take back seat to ByteDance’s Chinese ownership.
Human rights champion welcomed Deng Xiaoping to White House in landmark 1979 trip capping official diplomatic ties between Beijing and Washington.
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.
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.
