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Orange Wang
Senior Reporter, China
Based in Beijing, Orange covers a range of topics including China's economy and diplomacy. He previously worked in Hong Kong and had a stint in Washington. Before joining the Post, Orange worked as a Shanghai Correspondent for ET Net, a Hong Kong financial news agency.
Based in Beijing, Orange covers a range of topics including China's economy and diplomacy. He previously worked in Hong Kong and had a stint in Washington. Before joining the Post, Orange worked as a Shanghai Correspondent for ET Net, a Hong Kong financial news agency.
Areas of Expertise:
China's economy, China's diplomacy
Languages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells counterpart that keeping the critical shipping lane open is ‘a shared aspiration of all countries’.
‘Unrealistic’ to expect Beijing and Washington to reach comprehensive understanding on Taiwan, prominent mainland analyst says.
Such a move would cross Beijing’s red line and undo progress from recent summit with Xi, analysts warn.
Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’.
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The US president is greeted with elaborate ceremony as he arrives in Beijing for his first trip to China since 2017.
Trip will be first to the country by a US president since 2017 and include two bilateral meetings, according to White House.
US leader calls Iran’s response to its peace proposal ‘totally unacceptable’, while a Qatari ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Beijing and Manila trade accusations after incident near Iroquois Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands this week.
Dangerous pre-war conditions are here following raft of unilateral actions taken by Trump administration, ex-senior White House adviser says.
The prospect of opening up new sea lanes presents both challenges and opportunities for the rival powers, analysts say.
Separately, Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers in a phone call discuss need to continue diplomatic efforts and regional cooperation.
The conflict is likely to give Beijing an edge in discussions on hi-tech supply chains and Taiwan, analysts argue.
US President Donald Trump has offered some help to commercial shipping and competing plans for peace are said to be on the table.
American military cargo planes have been spotted at the Chinese capital’s main airport, suggesting that the high-stakes visit is still on.
Beijing asks the international body to prioritise Tokyo’s ‘dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons’ as regional row escalates.
The two conflicts could end on a ‘similar timetable’ US President Donald Trump has said.
As the US president hit out at Germany’s chancellor, Iran said it did not consider the war to be over, while the UAE pulled out of Opec.
Rewritten policies could even include changes to nuclear weapons stance, analyst says.
Analysts are divided on who has the most to lose as the conflict drags on.
French president is trying to shore up his legacy of strategic autonomy before leaving office next year, analysts say.
Iranian president says blockade, threats ‘main obstacles’ to negotiations; and Iran reopens its airspace with some China flights to resume.
US president’s ceasefire extension followed by threats to ‘blow up’ rest of Iran, as Tehran refuses to join peace talks while Hormuz blockade continues.
A two-week ceasefire is about to expire, and it’s not clear if Tehran will show up for a second round of talks.
Amid US actions in the two major shipping channels, attention has shifted to the strategic importance and potential risks elsewhere.
Joint communique indicates wish to keep maritime disputes from jeopardising ties and caps To Lam’s trip.
Atlas charts location, concentration and distribution patterns of dozens of elements in seabed sediments.
US president says war is ‘very close to over’ but also ‘we’re not finished. We’ll see what happens. I think they want to make a deal very badly’.
China’s substantial investments in the central European country point to bilateral cooperation that is mutually beneficial, analysts say.
Tehran’s lead negotiator hits out at Washington after Islamabad talks, while Vance says sticking point was lack of nuclear commitments.
