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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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March 03, 2016
China’s Coming Mass Layoffs: Past as Prologue?
By Shannon Tiezzi
China plans to lay off up to 6 million workers in the next two years. That’s nothing compared to the 1990s.
March 03, 2016
China: Yes, We Sent Ships to Jackson Atoll in Spratlys
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's Foreign Ministry explains why its vessels warned Philippine fishermen away from the disputed feature.
March 03, 2016
Can Singapore Smooth China-ASEAN Relations?
By Shannon Tiezzi
From China, Singapore's foreign minister offers to pave the way for productive China-ASEAN relations.
March 01, 2016
South China Sea Militarization: Not All Islands Are Created Equal
By Shannon Tiezzi
What China's deployments to Woody Island mean -- and what they don't mean.
March 01, 2016
China to Launch Second Space Lab in 2016
By Shannon Tiezzi
China will both launch the Tiangong-2 and conduct its next manned space mission in the second half of this year.
February 27, 2016
Taiwan's TPP Odyssey
By Shannon Tiezzi
Domestic issues (like pork imports) pose just as much of a challenge to Taiwan's TPP dreams as Beijing does.
February 26, 2016
China Gives Nod to New UN Sanctions on North Korea
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, Taiwan debates cross-strait nomenclature, Xi's media control strategy, and a Djibouti base update. Friday links.
February 26, 2016
China Earmarks $15.3 Billion to Combat Unemployment From Industrial Reform
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's "supply-side reform" could lead to massive lay-offs; Beijing is working to limit the damage.
February 26, 2016
US, China Near Agreement on North Korean Sanctions
By Shannon Tiezzi
Nearly two months after Pyongyang's nuclear test, UN Security Council is finally close to agreeing on a response.
February 25, 2016
China Warns THAAD Deployment Could Destroy South Korea Ties 'in an Instant'
By Shannon Tiezzi
China's ambassador to South Korea sends a dire warning about the impact of THAAD on bilateral ties.
February 24, 2016
China's Foreign Trade Dropped 8 Percent in 2015
By Shannon Tiezzi
Despite the glum news, Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng remains upbeat about trade growth in 2016.
February 24, 2016
North Korea, South China Sea Dominate US-China Talks
By Shannon Tiezzi
John Kerry and Wang Yi hail "significant progress" on a UN resolution on North Korea.