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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.

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July 25, 2023

Reflecting on the Korean Armistice, 70 Years Later

By Shannon Tiezzi
The Korean Peninsula remains divided, but in South Korea at least there are “wide-ranging and serious reflections on the meaning and consequences of the war,” says historian Gregg A. Brazinsky.
July 20, 2023

With Kerry in Beijing, China Signals It Will Go Its Own Way on Climate Change Policy

By Shannon Tiezzi
China has lost its appetite for bilateral cooperation with the U.S. on climate change – but that doesn't mean Beijing is standing still on the issue.

July 12, 2023

NATO Summit Takes Aim at China

By Shannon Tiezzi
The Vilnius communique had a greatly expanded criticism of China, but there are still concerns about how far to go in confronting Beijing.

July 11, 2023

Solomon Islands PM Visits China, 1 Year After Controversial Security Pact

By Shannon Tiezzi and Associated Press
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is on his second trip to China – and his first since upending Pacific geopolitics with a China-Solomons security agreement.

June 27, 2023

Ali Wyne on China-US Relations After the Blinken Visit

By Shannon Tiezzi
“While diplomatic respites may interrupt the deterioration of U.S.-China relations, they do not alter that trajectory.”
June 20, 2023

Camilla Pohle on the Risk of the US Under-Delivering in the Pacific Islands

By Shannon Tiezzi
Camilla Pohle of USIP notes that pending issues risk jeopardizing Washington's progress on the Pacific Partnership Strategy.

June 15, 2023

It’s Official: US Secretary of State Blinken Will Visit China

By Shannon Tiezzi
The U.S. and Chinese governments confirmed Blinken's trip for June 18-19, while also giving a preview of their narratives on the engagement.
June 14, 2023

China Hosts Palestinian President Abbas as Beijing Steps up Middle East Diplomacy

By Shannon Tiezzi
After mediating between Iran and Saudi Arabia, is Beijing serious about addressing the Israel-Palestine conflict?

June 13, 2023

US Secretary of State Blinken Poised to Finally Make His China Trip

By Shannon Tiezzi
Over four months after a previously planned trip was canceled due to “balloon-gate,” Antony Blinken is reportedly heading to Beijing.

June 06, 2023

What Will China’s New Security Initiatives Look Like?

By Shannon Tiezzi
Defense Minister Li Shangfu’s speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue was more interested in assigning blame than advancing solutions.

June 01, 2023

Yuichi Hosoya on Japan’s G7 Summit

By Shannon Tiezzi
“The G-7 has exemplified Japan’s identity as a liberal democracy as well as serving as a valuable tool to sustain the economic growth of the global economy.”
May 30, 2023

Yuki Tatsumi on the G7 Hiroshima Summit

By Shannon Tiezzi
“The fact that the summit took place in Hiroshima in the middle of Russia-Ukraine war (in which Russia has not been hesitant to use nuclear intimidation) was significant.”

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