Fan Chen
Reporter, China
Fan Chen joined the Post in 2024. She has reported in Cambodia, Nepal, and the Czech Republic. Her work appears in Reuters, Newsweek, and Southern People Weekly. She holds two journalism degrees from Columbia Journalism School and New York University.
Fan Chen joined the Post in 2024. She has reported in Cambodia, Nepal, and the Czech Republic. Her work appears in Reuters, Newsweek, and Southern People Weekly. She holds two journalism degrees from Columbia Journalism School and New York University.
Areas of Expertise:
China, PhotographyLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Footprint can be seen across Kazakhstan’s futuristic capital Astana, as Beijing vies with Washington and others for influence in the region.
Philippine President Marcos Jnr says comments by ambassador Jing Quan run counter to efforts to ease South China Sea stand-offs.
White House pageantry casts Beijing as an equal – unsettling India and raising questions about China’s Global South status.
Better links between Beijing and Washington offer more opportunities than threats, Iranian researcher says.
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Partnership is latest move by Beijing to engage the resource-rich country amid expanded ties in energy, security, trade and infrastructure.
The Philippines claims the Jia Hai Ke 7 has been ‘loitering’ near islands that have become a flashpoint amid boundary talks.
Countries in the region could feel less pressure as the thaw in US-China ties continues but deeper disputes remain unresolved, analysts say.
Online comparisons of the two leaders’ arrivals in the US this week have raised questions over how Washington treats its Tokyo ally.
Neither nation can manage AI risks alone, top Chinese policy adviser warns ahead of Xi-Trump summit where the tech is tipped to loom large.
Analysts agree that keeping ties stable will be a priority when the leaders meet, and artificial intelligence could be an area for cooperation.
Chinese confidence could be boosted by US push to make progress on its war on Iran and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, experts say.
Think tanks, seen as a vital soft power tool by Beijing, have been urged to recruit more tech expertise to help sway international opinion.
Beijing leverages Eurasian and Middle East ties to show Washington it has alternatives.
Gulf states are rethinking their strategy after coming under attack, but observers say Beijing does not want to commit itself too deeply.
Zhang and Liu have been under investigation since January for alleged failures of discipline.
Premier Li Qiang at scene after ice-rock avalanche triggers disaster leaving hundreds of tourists from around the world unaccounted for.
An unknown number of people are also missing as rescuers search the rubble of a border checkpoint in Tibet’s Gyirong county.
Senior party official Liu Haixing uses unofficial discussions to make the case for disagreements to remain ‘controllable’.
The two sides also criticised Israel’s ‘dangerous escalatory actions’ following King Abdullah’s meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing.
New Delhi is more likely to take ‘unilateral countermeasures’ as routine activities are increasingly framed as threats, researcher says.
As Australia expands defence pacts in the region, Beijing courts local communities with ‘small and beautiful’ aid.
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East has been co-opted into an ongoing soft power drive to promote Beijing’s message internationally.
Washington may be ‘toning down’ its China rhetoric and seeking deterrence via allied capacity, but observers warn of deeper polarisation.
Observers say diverging strategic interests and a weak mutual security capacity will be the main challenges facing the agreement.
After 15 years of research, scientists discover definitive evidence of glueballs using the Beijing Electron Positron Collider II.
China should use bottom-up tactics to win over the Indian public and bolster its Global South sway, scholars write.
Amid recent bilateral friction, Beijing has no intention of maliciously damaging relations with Middle East country, analyst says.
Observers say US leader may be ‘miscalculating’ if he attempts to use the US$14 billion package to ramp up pressure on Beijing.
The trip highlights historical ties between China and the Ryukyu Islands that Beijing is leveraging as a counterweight in its row with Tokyo.
