Alyssa Chen
Senior Reporter, China
Alyssa joined the Post in 2023 as a reporter on China desk to cover diplomacy. Her interests lie in cross-strait relations and Sino-Japan relations. Previously, she was the Asia Correspondent for the Japan Times, and graduated from the University of Hong Kong.
Alyssa joined the Post in 2023 as a reporter on China desk to cover diplomacy. Her interests lie in cross-strait relations and Sino-Japan relations. Previously, she was the Asia Correspondent for the Japan Times, and graduated from the University of Hong Kong.
Areas of Expertise:
China diplomacy, maritime affairs, cross-strait relationsLanguages Spoken:
English, Japanese, Mandarin
International students are being forced to defer enrolment at US universities as background checks and visa bottlenecks put them in limbo.
Tragedy at Gyirong hub lays bare climate risks along fragile mountain corridor.
Premier Li Qiang at scene after ice-rock avalanche triggers disaster leaving hundreds of tourists from around the world unaccounted for.
Conference hears that the bloc’s flexible structure could help in developing a fairer regulatory system.
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Washington’s initiatives such as Pax Silica will not succeed by targeting third parties, a conference hears over the weekend.
Beijing presses Lee Jae Myung’s administration to reject power blocs while Trump’s foreign policy unsettles alliance.
China should take note of the way profit-seeking players in the United States have undermined its national security, researchers say.
Experts say US decision causes disquiet among regional partners and hands China a strategic opening to dilute US regional partnerships.
Article in People’s Daily marking the former leader’s centenary stressed the importance of unity when navigating ‘rough waters’.
City state’s scholarships for students from China form an early-stage talent pipeline into its highly skilled workforce, experts say.
Shigehiro Nishiumi fills post at consulate in southwestern megacity left open amid diplomatic row over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments.
Directive seen as a long-overdue enforcement crackdown meant to inflict short-term contractor pain for long-term national security gain.
New rules give extra teeth to efforts to stamp out critical mineral smuggling and leaks of strategically vital technology.
The comments follow reports that language instructors in Manila were trained by a Chinese university at the heart of Batanes controversy.
Leaders’ commitment to stability holds as China likely views his remarks as domestic political theatre, analysts say.
America’s top diplomat describes dispute between Beijing and Manila over Second Thomas Shoal as very negative and benefiting no one.
Washington’s strategy for Taiwan Strait and East and South China seas aims to force Beijing to overextend, analysts warn.
A change of government in Prague late last year signalled a more pragmatic and Beijing-friendly approach.
Air China’s daily flights to and from Mongolia mark an important milestone for the country’s efforts to end reliance on Western-built planes.
A new cooperation agreement chips away at China’s bilateral negotiation tactic, but experts say its value is mostly symbolic.
Japan’s recent firing of an anti-ship missile was first time it had shown its ‘military muscle’ since World War II, security round table told.
Leading Chinese expert says more fixed facilities could be built in the South China Sea if ‘external forces leave us no choice’.
US-led moves ‘primary threat’ to peace, China says in fiery statement asserting ‘historic rights’ to contested waters.
A decade after The Hague ruling against China on the South China Sea, Beijing is open to dialogue on disputes but will not fall for ‘petty games’, Wu Shicun says.
The self-exiled businessman convicted over billion-dollar fraud scheme is the subject of an Interpol red notice issued at Beijing’s request.
Videos posted to social media show the plane striking the upper floors of Citic Tower, scattering debris in central business district.
Tokyo’s approach combines security, economic and diplomatic tools to show regional nations an alternative to the China-US dilemma.
The US president is on track to be the first in office to visit Shenzhen, with arms sales to Taiwan likely to stay on hold.
Ambiguity fuels concern that Gulf countries may be expected to finance a post-war effort for a conflict in which they had limited say.
