A brilliant decision by the The Washington Post to hire Katrina Northrop . She is a superb reporter. I worked closely with her and Eliot Chen for the past year on an investigation into the jailed financier Xiao Jianhua and his investments into Jack Ma’s companies.

Great interview with Peter Hessler on his most recent period teaching in China, how the country coped with Covid and more on his beef with Geremie Barme and the 'sideline sinologists' thewirechina.com/2024/07/28/pet… by Katrina Northrop

Gunpowder is the latest explosive issue causing problems between the U.S. and China. Super stuff to the end for us from @northropkatrina thewirechina.com/2024/07/28/gun…

I spoke with Peter Hessler about his new book, what had and hadn’t changed from his initial teaching experience in China in the 1990s, why he thinks the lab leak theory is wrong, and why he was eventually forced to leave China: thewirechina.com/2024/07/28/pet…

For my last piece in The Wire China, I wrote about gunpowder. The Russia-Ukraine war has shone a light on China’s integral role in the supply chain for nitrocellulose, a key component of modern gunpowder, and spurred concerns in Washington and Brussels. thewirechina.com/2024/07/28/gun…

Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the The New Yorker and one of the best known non-fiction writers covering China today. In this Q&A with Katrina Northrop, he talks about what had and hadn’t changed from his initial teaching experience in China in the 90s. ow.ly/4XuP50SMJoh

The Russia-Ukraine war has shone a light on China’s integral role in the supply chain for #nitrocellulose, a key component of modern #gunpowder, and spurred concerns in Washington and Brussels. Katrina Northrop reports. ow.ly/uyGs50SMJwy

Here is a story we have been reporting since the day Evan Gershkovich went missing, on the secret negotiations to free him. It features starring and walk-on roles from billionaires you didn't know were involved, spies, rule-bending diplomats, and his mom. wsj.com/world/europe/e…

We're hiring a staff writer a The Wire China . See our announcement and job description here: thewirechina.com/open-positions/

Peter Hessler to Katrina Northrop: "Now, for young people, the goal is not as clear. Their parents were in this moment when in China, you could make a fortune: that’s not going to be their situation." thewirechina.com/2024/07/28/pet…

"Do I want to focus on having a life that’s more balanced than my parents had, or am I going to really have to fight just to maintain my position in the middle class?…They don’t know, and they’re going to have to try to decide what matters to them." thewirechina.com/2024/07/28/pet…

NEW: The U.S. has tried to block A.I. chips made by Nvidia and others from China, amid concerns they will aid its military. But our investigation found an active trade in the technology — part of a global effort to help China circumvent the restrictions. nytimes.com/2024/08/04/tec…

A young political dissident in Europe named Wang Jingyu made his name in the news media as a defiant critic of the Chinese Communist Party. His former housemate and alleged victim says he's a grifter. npr.org/2024/08/03/g-s… 1/ 5

"Walz recalled taking at least six trips to Macau, then a Portuguese colony, where he could eat McDonald’s and watch English language movies." Read Eliot Chen's piece for many more details on Tim Walz's extensive China background: thewirechina.com/2024/08/08/wal…

New investigation from Michael Rothfeld and me: Shen Yun is an international juggernaut, touring on five continents with holdings of more than $265 million. But for the young dancers and musicians who powered the show, the success has come at a steep cost. nytimes.com/2024/08/15/nyr…

.NPR's Planet Money did a great segment on David Rashid, the trade fraud detective, who I wrote about in June — listen here: npr.org/2024/08/23/119…

Two massive tankers collide at sea. This isn't meant to happen. But it will with rising frequency, experts warn. New in The Washington Post: How China's appetite for sanctioned oil has raised a "dark" fleet of tankers that threatens maritime safety washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

Today is my first day as a China correspondent for The Washington Post! I will be in DC until the end of September, and then will be based in Taipei. Got ideas of China stories I should be covering/want to meet up in DC or Taipei? Email me at [email protected]

Jifeng Bookstore, a rare Chinese-language bookshop in Washington, closed in Shanghai in 2018 amid pressure from Chinese authorities. Now it has resurfaced on the other side of the world. wapo.st/3XvkGnw

BREAKING: Biden is preparing to formally block Nippon Steel acquisition of U.S. Steel