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Shannon Tiezzi
Shannon Tiezzi is Editor-in-Chief at The Diplomat.
Her main focus is on China, and she writes on China’s foreign relations, domestic politics, and economy. Shannon previously served as a research associate at the U.S.-China Policy Foundation, where she hosted the weekly television show “China Forum.” She received her A.M. from Harvard University and her B.A. from The College of William and Mary. Shannon has also studied at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
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November 10, 2021
COVID-19 Complicates China’s ‘Football Dream’
By Shannon Tiezzi
China’s men’s national team has remained firmly stuck in the lower echelons of international football, as evidenced by its current long-shot quest to reach the World Cup.
November 03, 2021
Chinese Tennis Star Accuses Former Top Official of Sexual Assault
By Shannon Tiezzi
Peng Shuai's post broke new ground for the #MeToo movement in China: directly implicating a high-ranking CCP official.
November 01, 2021
Li Shuo on China-US Climate Diplomacy
By Shannon Tiezzi
“The climate crisis won't just go away if Beijing or Washington shut communication channels.”
October 29, 2021
China’s Foreign Minister Tries Again to Win Europe Back
By Shannon Tiezzi
China’s foreign minister is limiting his European tour to friendlier ground, in hopes of halting a downward slide in China-Europe relations.
October 13, 2021
Darren Byler on Life in Xinjiang, ‘China’s High-Tech Penal Colony’
By Shannon Tiezzi
“The mass surveillance and internment project in Xinjiang should be viewed as a major test of Chinese capacities to conduct a sophisticated invasion, occupation, and transformation of spaces that were at the margins of Chinese control.”
October 07, 2021
China-US Meeting in Zurich Paves the Way for a Biden-Xi Virtual Summit
By Shannon Tiezzi
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's meeting with Yang Jiechi, China's top foreign policy official, was noticeably milder than their first talks.
October 05, 2021
Wendy Cutler on China, Taiwan, and the CPTPP
By Shannon Tiezzi
China and Taiwan have each applied for membership in the trade pact. What are the next steps – and the broader implications?
October 05, 2021
Biden’s US Trade Representative Outlines Approach to China
By Shannon Tiezzi
Katherine Tai's speech at CSIS was the first major policy address on the China-U.S. economic relationship, but it remained frustratingly short on details.
September 23, 2021
Taiwan Applies for CPTPP Membership
By Shannon Tiezzi
Taiwan is a natural fit for the CPTPP in economic terms, but its bid will likely face intense opposition from China.
September 17, 2021
Will China Actually Join the CPTPP?
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's membership bid has symbolic value, but it's highly unlikely that Beijing will meet the CPTPP's standards.
September 17, 2021
Has the ‘China Initiative’ Run Its Course?
By Shannon Tiezzi
After a resounding legal defeat, will the Justice Department change stance on the controversial program?
September 15, 2021
China’s Foreign Minister Holds Talks in South Korea
By Shannon Tiezzi
Seoul wants to secure Beijing's cooperation on North Korea, but Wang Yi's top priority is ensuring South Korea does not join the U.S. coalition against China.