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Sylvie Zhuang
Senior Reporter, China
Based in Beijing, Sylvie joined the post in 2023 to report on China. She covers elite politics, diplomacy, international development, and has a interest in exploring how evolving technology is tranforming governance and society. Previously, she graduated from the University of Chicago and also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois.
Based in Beijing, Sylvie joined the post in 2023 to report on China. She covers elite politics, diplomacy, international development, and has a interest in exploring how evolving technology is tranforming governance and society. Previously, she graduated from the University of Chicago and also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois.
Areas of Expertise:
Polities, diplomacy, technology
Languages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
The Three-Body Problem author on technology’s remorseless progress, why superintelligence isn’t a given and the decline of science fiction literature.
Document criticises Trump’s planned Golden Dome system, saying it would ‘pose a serious threat to outer space security’.
Tokyo’s efforts to boost its naval power could ‘definitely complicate’ the strategic picture, military analysts say.
Tokyo’s defence minister says preparation for medium-range, surface-to-air missile deployment on Yonaguni Island is ‘progressing steadily’.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says that ‘China will never allow Japanese right-wing forces to turn back the clock of history’.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang urges reform of major Western-led international organisations, says developing countries must have a greater voice.
Beijing’s revamped entry scheme is the centrepiece of a quest to close a critical skills gap, but insiders say more barriers must come down.
From web literature to video games, Chinese culture is winning fans abroad, where state-sponsored soft power initiatives have fallen flat.
Study out of the US and Britain looks at how nationalism flows and influences others on Chinese social media.
The process of training operators for the electromagnetic launch catapult on the newly commissioned warship may have started back in 2017.
The Fujian is the PLA Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier and it is expected to be used to project global power.
The sci-fi sensation compares the new technology to the early days of the camera and predicts a long period of transition for the new medium.
Chinese-American science fiction author on why we should experiment with artificial intelligence, not worry about it.
He and core members of his group are said to have run industrial-scale fraud and gambling operations that led to deaths of Chinese citizens.
Force targets network of businessman behind Prince Group, which US authorities have designated a ‘transnational criminal organisation’.
The self-ruled island is less of a priority for the US leader and could affect others playing the ‘Taiwan card’, analysts say.
We must foster a shared Chinese national identity, top political adviser says, commemorating end to island’s half-century of Japanese rule.
The Pentagon is preparing a National Defence Strategy that might point to a change in American tack.
Some are grappling with ‘looming uncertainty’ over the emerging technology while others say it can be useful for the creative process.
Despite a chill in diplomatic ties, both Beijing and Tel Aviv have a ‘strategic need’ to stop downward drift in relations, observers say.
Liu Cixin’s Three-Body trilogy and other Chinese works may challenge the West’s projection of capitalist society in fiction, experts say.
Reticence of regional authorities is said to hinder efforts to assess human rights allegations like forced labour and birth control.
As Washington and Moscow float far north resource and shipping cooperation, Beijing navigates the region’s frigid balance of power.
Newly released images of the Type 076 vessel have generated speculation that it is ready for a new phase of testing.
Following the TikTok deal, experts watch for signals that could set the stage for further engagement ahead of possible summit.
Among other concerns, governance document says Beijing seeks ‘to ensure that AI is always under human control’.
As China ramps up its search for foreign tech expertise, a new generation of talent finds its perspectives on the country are changing.
Documentary shot during the Shenzhou 13 mission is capturing imaginations while bridging sci-fi and reality.
Chinese scholars say the measures have led to job losses and shrinking profits for some firms, but the region shows resilience.
