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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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April 08, 2015

China, Vietnam Pledge to Control Maritime Disputes

By Shannon Tiezzi
China and Vietnam vowed to keep ties strong during a visit from CPV secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
April 07, 2015

Can China Woo India to the Maritime Silk Road?

By Shannon Tiezzi
Aware of New Delhi's mistrust, Beijing is trying to link its MSR to India's own Project Mausam.

April 07, 2015

China Makes Its Case For a Global Military

By Shannon Tiezzi
China is using the successful Yemen evacuation to argue that a global PLA is good for the world.

April 06, 2015

What State Secrets Did Zhou Yongkang Leak?

By Shannon Tiezzi
Is the charge against Zhou related to rumors of an attempted coup?

April 03, 2015

How Xi Jinping Came to Rule China

By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, China's coast guard and "maritime militia," China-US competition, and the story of "orange brother."
April 03, 2015

Has China Weaponized the Internet?

By Shannon Tiezzi
China's internet censorship went on the offensive this week, enlisting computers around the world in a DDoS attack.

April 03, 2015

New US Cyber Order Could Provoke Chinese Retaliation

By Shannon Tiezzi
If Obama's new executive order is used to sanction Chinese firms, how will Beijing respond?
April 03, 2015

Myanmar Apologizes to China for Deadly Strike

By Shannon Tiezzi
Myanmar's government accepted responsibility for a bomb that killed five Chinese citizens.

April 02, 2015

Chinese Media: Maybe It's Time the US Heeded Deng Xiaoping's Advice

By Shannon Tiezzi
Xinhua thinks the U.S. is now adopting China's long-standing foreign policy strategy: "keeping a low profile."

April 01, 2015

The Iran Nuclear Talks: Lessons Learned From North Korea

By Shannon Tiezzi
The chief U.S. negotiator on the 1994 Agreed Framework on what lessons can be applied to the talks with Iran.

April 01, 2015

As AIIB Deadline Closes, These Two Applicants Might Be Out of Luck

By Shannon Tiezzi
The final flurry of states seeking to join AIIB as founding members included a few surprises.
April 01, 2015

China IT Laws Top US Treasury Secretary's Agenda

By Shannon Tiezzi
During a visit to Beijing, Secretary Jacob Lew continued to press China on new restrictions on foreign IT companies.

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