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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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October 06, 2015

U.S.-China Relations: What Now?

By Shannon Tiezzi
With the much anticipated state visit now over, what comes next?
October 06, 2015

China Celebrates Its First Nobel Prize in the Sciences

By Shannon Tiezzi
The winner, Tu Youyou, fused herbal research and biochemistry to develop a new anti-malaria drug.

October 06, 2015

Experts: North Korea's Not Preparing for a Satellite Launch

By Shannon Tiezzi
Despite rumors, satellite imagery analyzed by 38 North suggests a launch is not going to happen on October 10.

October 03, 2015

China's 'Protracted War' in Xinjiang

By Shannon Tiezzi
One of China's top leaders preaches stability and ethnic unity in Xinjiang, even as news of more violence emerges.

October 03, 2015

Xi's US Trip, Revisited

By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, updates on the Guangxi bombings, China's new style of science research, and the "golden week" begins. China links.
October 02, 2015

China’s Navy Makes First-Ever Tour of Europe’s Arctic States

By Shannon Tiezzi
With historic visits to Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, the PLAN is breaking new ground.

October 01, 2015

17 Mail Bombs Kill 7 in China’s Guangxi Province

By Shannon Tiezzi
Police have already apprehended a suspect, and said the bombings were not an act of terrorism.
October 01, 2015

China Detains 2 Japanese Suspected of Spying

By Shannon Tiezzi
Japan's government said the men were from the private sector.

October 01, 2015

It's Official: China, Not Japan, Is Building Indonesia's First High-Speed Railway

By Shannon Tiezzi
China's offer to build the Jakarta-Bandung line without requiring funding from Indonesia was the tipping point.

September 30, 2015

Abe Outlines Why Japan Should Join the UN Security Council

By Shannon Tiezzi
In his speech before the UN General Assembly, Abe made the case for Japan to join the UN's major decision-making body.

September 30, 2015

Putin to Visit Tokyo as Japan, Russia Restart Peace Talks

By Shannon Tiezzi
An Abe-Putin meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA again raised hopes for a peace treaty between Japan and Russia.
September 29, 2015

China's $3 Billion Message to the UN: Yes, We Are a Responsible Power

By Shannon Tiezzi
By pledging monetary and military aid to the UN and developing world, China is trying to counter old criticisms.

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