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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
Community leaders warn US president’s explosive China election-interference allegations may see rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.
State Department says 2020 order remains in effect as city still lacks sufficient autonomy for different treatment from mainland China.
Analysts claim Washington needs to slow down Chinese momentum and speed up US technology advances now or fall well behind the Asian giant.
Unknown individuals are alleged to have broken into a California museum and vandalised exhibits.
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German firm TKMS beats Hanwha Ocean of South Korea to Canadian submarine agreement in a move expected to strengthen ties with Nato.
US president’s impatience and distrust of multilateral groupings has Nato’s 31 other members walking on eggshells before next week’s key meeting.
Tokyo expected stronger US support after Beijing retaliated over Taiwan comments, but analysts say Washington has held back.
Witnesses urge investment in AI, robotics and chips, warning US research cuts risk eroding America’s technological edge.
Analysts say modest meeting outcomes and shrinking institutional channels leave diplomacy unduly reliant on the leaders’ personal rapport.
Witnesses say decades of technology theft have strengthened Beijing, while others caution against broad anti-China measures.
US president says Iran agreed to inspections ‘long into the future’, but Tehran says no decision has been made on IAEA access.
Experts say slow responses, aid cuts and misinformation expose gaps in global health defences despite Covid lessons.
US Vice-President also claims Iran will not receive money or sanctions relief unless it meets the obligations outlined in agreement.
US president hails accord as a major victory despite lingering questions, warns Tehran of renewed bombing if it fails to comply with terms.
Iran conflict has led to concern in Congress, White House that US may struggle to respond to another crisis in the near future.
Terms of the accord remain secret nearly a day after the announcement to end the conflict, with leaders due in Switzerland on Friday.
Agreement set to end US naval blockade and establish 60-day window to dismantle Iran’s nuclear programme.
Chinese intelligence allegedly used internet domains to blackmail Americans with security clearances into divulging sensitive information.
North Korean leader says strengthening relations with China is the country’s ‘most important strategic mission’, according to state media.
Trump administration has designated top China firms as ‘Chinese military companies’ operating in the United States.
According to court documents, Thomas Weir Pauken II worked at the ‘direction and control’ of Chinese officials for at least seven years.
Trump administration threatens tariffs of up to 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies over failure to ban goods made with forced labour.
Top diplomat said dialogue was essential to prevent tensions over Taiwan, trade and security from escalating into a broader conflict.
Beijing’s top diplomat says ‘world peace and security are in great jeopardy’ and that UN Charter should be safeguarded at all costs.
Analysts say the American vice-president and secretary of state are trying to prove loyalty without becoming political liabilities.
Prosecutors say pair used mirror transfers, encrypted apps and trade schemes to launder cartel drug profits globally.
Arrest shows signs of growing cooperation between US and China authorities in wake of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing.
US president’s much-anticipated summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing resulted in more fanfare than concrete policy change, analysts say.
Lu ‘Harry’ Jianwang convicted of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in closely watched trial.
