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Laura Zhou
Senior Correspondent, China
Laura Zhou joined the Post's Beijing bureau in 2010. She covers China's diplomatic relations and has reported on topics such as Sino-US relations, China-India disputes, and reactions to the North Korea nuclear crisis, as well as other general news.
Laura Zhou joined the Post's Beijing bureau in 2010. She covers China's diplomatic relations and has reported on topics such as Sino-US relations, China-India disputes, and reactions to the North Korea nuclear crisis, as well as other general news.
Areas of Expertise:
DiplomacyLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Nine fraud centres dismantled and 276 suspects arrested in joint operation between FBI, Chinese Ministry of Public Security and Dubai Police.
Both China and the US stand to gain from reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but they view the crisis through different lenses.
Treasury and State Department announcements come days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected China visit and summit with Xi Jinping.
Top envoy’s remarks come amid speculation Washington may induce Beijing to pressure Tehran into accepting a peace deal.
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Amid deep geopolitical uncertainty, the Beijing workshop of Majid and Massoud Shamaeezadah preserves and shares Persian culture.
Washington under Trump is eager to secure alternative supplies, but Beijing’s dominance appears too strong to break soon, observers say.
Trapped in the Persian Gulf, ship crews run low on food, water – and mental health reserves.
Defence and foreign ministers meet in Phnom Penh after Hun Manet describes China as a ‘most important and most trustworthy good friend’.
With peace negotiations postponed, it is unclear if the US president will be ready to look at stabilising ties between the two top economies.
Tokyo approves plan to scrap restrictions, prompting warnings that this could undermine the country’s pacifist constitution.
Chinese analyst says the Mideast crisis has made the world start ‘thinking about the security of shipping routes again’.
Goal of changing the post-war system has never been closer, but upper house could still be a stumbling block, analysts argue.
Chinese analysts say Tehran has long shown resilience in the face of sanctions and other US tactics.
About 20 Chinese scholars going to conference harassed and interrogated at border, Beijing says.
China’s substantial investments in the central European country point to bilateral cooperation that is mutually beneficial, analysts say.
Cambodia has vowed to stamp out the scam compounds on its soil by month’s end – but perpetrators remain drawn to the potential for huge profits.
Disagreements continue, but the two sides are showing notable restraint in contrast with Beijing’s fierce exchanges with Manila.
But America’s differences with Israel over the conflict’s endgame could hinder a swift exit, Chinese analysts say.
Foreign ministry says imposing sanctions on Keiji Furuya, who attended Yushan Forum in Taipei, is ‘a decision of deterrence and warning’.
Expected trips in close succession highlight Beijing’s strategic effort to manage relations with the two in turbulent times, analysts say.
The US president announced this week that he would visit in mid-May after putting the date back to focus on the conflict.
Chinese observers weigh in amid rising concern over Beijing’s land reclamation activities at Antelope Reef.
Satellite images suggest accelerated dredging at the disputed South China Sea reef, sparking formal complaint from Hanoi.
Neither Tokyo nor Beijing has enough incentive to compromise, observers say, signalling a new reality between Asian giants.
Foreign, defence and public security ministers are to meet after images suggested China had started land reclamation work at Antelope Reef.
Satellite images suggest that extensive work is taking place at Antelope Reef, which is also claimed by Vietnam.
Restoring tourist travel has been seen as a litmus test of Pyongyang’s willingness to rebuild relations with its biggest trading partner.
China aims to finish two highways spanning all nine land-border provinces, advance a highway on east coast and upgrade three highways into Tibet.
Invoking the legacy of WWII resistance, top diplomat cautions Tokyo against interfering in China’s affairs.
