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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.
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.
Areas of Expertise:
US-China relations and policyLanguages Spoken:
English
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Treasury advisory highlights how informal Chinese money-laundering operations allow Mexican drug cartels to bypass financial safeguards.
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US foreign service has lost more than 3,000 employees and dozens of bureaus, leaving China with largest diplomatic corps.
