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Tyler Roney

Tyler Roney

Tyler Roney is a Bangkok-based writer and editor who has reported from Asia for more than a decade

Tyler Roney is a Bangkok-based writer and editor who has reported from Asia for more than a decade, working with The Diplomat, Foreign Policy, Nikkei Asian Review, Asia Sentinel, The World of Chinese, China Radio International, and more. He writes about environmental issues, human rights, and current affairs in China and Southeast Asia.

He can be followed on Twitter at @TylerRoney.

Posts by Tyler Roney
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March 21, 2014

Gagandeep Bakhshi: 'Time for India to Pay China Back'

By Tyler Roney
The Diplomat speaks with Maj. Gen. Gagandeep Bakhshi about India's response to China's growing military.
March 18, 2014

Change and Control in China's Media: Interview With David Bandurski

By Tyler Roney
The Diplomat speaks with China Media Project's David Bandurski about the recent past and future of Chinese media.

March 14, 2014

China's Sudden WeChat Crackdown

By Tyler Roney
A sudden censorship crackdown on popular social media app WeChat has Chinese netizens in a bind.

March 06, 2014

Beijing Strikes at Hong Kong With APEC Move

By Tyler Roney
The decision to move the APEC meeting from Hong Kong to Beijing comes amidst PRC disdain for Hong Kong protests.

March 01, 2014

China Rejects Human Rights Report From US

By Tyler Roney
China's shrill response to the U.S. human rights report only reinforces the lack of concern for human rights in Beijing.
February 20, 2014

China in Denial About Addiction to IP Theft

By Tyler Roney
Beijing's denials of rampant IP theft ignore the basic reality behind China's rapid development.

January 30, 2014

International Ocean Drilling Expedition Heads For South China Sea

By Tyler Roney
An international scientific ocean drilling expedition could raise the stakes in the South China Sea disputes.
January 23, 2014

Lawyers, Activists Condemn Xu Zhiyong's Trial

By Tyler Roney
The trial of Xu Zhiyong highlights the limits of rule of law and the anti-corruption campaign in China.

January 16, 2014

Famous Chinese Princeling Apologizes for Cultural Revolution

By Tyler Roney
Chinese authorities tried to downplay Song Binbin's apology for her time as a Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution.

January 09, 2014

The Sino-Japanese Voldemort Wars: China's Doomed PR battle

By Tyler Roney
In the China-Japan PR battle, China's authoritarian system gives Japan the upper hand.

January 02, 2014

Corruption Crackdown Hits Hard in Hunan Vote-Buying Scandal

By Tyler Roney
A vote buying scandal that implicated over 500 lawmakers reveals the scope of China's corruption problem.
December 24, 2013

Merry Mao-mas, One and All

By Tyler Roney
China's leaders struggle with the need to venerate Mao even as they tacitly repudiate his economic policies.

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