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Shannon Tiezzi

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.

Posts by Shannon Tiezzi
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August 07, 2024

China Treads Cautiously After Hasina Is Driven From Power in Bangladesh

By Shannon Tiezzi
For China, Hasina’s ouster brings dreaded instability – but also a potential opportunity.
July 19, 2024

China’s Third Plenum Embraces a ‘New Development Philosophy’

By Shannon Tiezzi
The long-awaited economic-focused meeting of the CCP’s governing body emphasized Beijing’s commitment to growth centered on technology – and CCP control.

July 18, 2024

Vietnam’s President To Lam Assumes Leadership Duties as Communist Party Chief Trong Faces Health Crisis

By Shannon Tiezzi and Aniruddha Ghosal
The sudden announcement confirmed longstanding rumors of Trong's ill health, and locks in Lam as his successor.

July 01, 2024

Sara Hsu on China’s Economic Policy Under Xi Jinping

By Shannon Tiezzi
Under Xi, China’s economic approach “has been and is likely to be state-led innovation and development.”

June 19, 2024

In Bid to Be Major Global Player, North Korea Signs New Treaty With Russia

By Shannon Tiezzi
Pyongyang wants to elevate its clout on the world stage through deepened ties with Moscow, but China continues to keep North Korea at arms length. 
May 25, 2024

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

By Shannon Tiezzi
Chiang Min-yen, a non-resident fellow at the Taiwan Economic Democracy Union, joins The Diplomat to discuss the concerns over the bill, the China factor, and what comes next. 

April 30, 2024

Xi Jinping to Visit Europe for First Time in 5 Years

By Shannon Tiezzi
The world – and China-EU relations in particular – look quite different today than they did in 2019.
May 01, 2024

Darcie Draudt-Véjares on South Korea’s Post-Election Politics

By Shannon Tiezzi
Economics doomed the PPP’s legislative chances. What now for President Yoon Suk-yeol?

April 11, 2024

China Reaches out to Russia, North Korea as US Cements Trilateral Partnership With Japan, Philippines

By Shannon Tiezzi
This week, China hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and is sending its third-ranking leader to North Korea.

April 01, 2024

Sandeep Shastri: Setting the Scene for India’s Elections

By Shannon Tiezzi
Is India becoming an “election-only democracy”?

March 19, 2024

How the US Neoliberal Shift Fed China’s Rise

By Shannon Tiezzi
Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson discusses the intersecting economic interests in China and the U.S. that transformed global trade starting in the 1970s.
March 01, 2024

Weiting Chen Discusses the Sunflower Movement, 10 Years Later

By Shannon Tiezzi
10 years on, what impact has the Sunflower Movement had on Taiwan?

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