Alyssa Chen
Senior Reporter, China
Alyssa joined the Post in 2023 as a reporter on China desk to cover diplomacy. Her interests lie in cross-strait relations and Sino-Japan relations. Previously, she was the Asia Correspondent for the Japan Times, and graduated from the University of Hong Kong.
Alyssa joined the Post in 2023 as a reporter on China desk to cover diplomacy. Her interests lie in cross-strait relations and Sino-Japan relations. Previously, she was the Asia Correspondent for the Japan Times, and graduated from the University of Hong Kong.
Areas of Expertise:
China diplomacy, maritime affairs, cross-strait relationsLanguages Spoken:
English, Japanese, Mandarin
Phone call between Wang Yi and Johann Wadephul underlines Beijing’s push to protect European partnerships alongside US relations.
Tokyo is determined to ensure its vital interests are not traded away when US and Chinese leaders meet later this week, analysts say.
Rising sea levels are not an existential threat to China, but their impact on international law could have a knock-on effect in other areas.
Analysts say the election is a reality check for Beijing, which has sought to leverage local opposition to US-Japan military ties.
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Visits by Japanese lawmakers and business groups aim to ease ties ahead of Apec summit, but experts say Tokyo must send clearer signal.
WEGO scrapped a collaboration with an anime and manga franchise that triggered controversy with a perceived reference to wartime atrocities.
President and crown prince meet for first time since tensions intensified after Iran hit back at US allies following US-Israeli strikes.
City’s experience could ‘drive a major upgrade’ of the philanthropic landscape, experts tell Jockey Club forum.
International students are being forced to defer enrolment at US universities as background checks and visa bottlenecks put them in limbo.
Tragedy at Gyirong hub lays bare climate risks along fragile mountain corridor.
Premier Li Qiang at scene after ice-rock avalanche triggers disaster leaving hundreds of tourists from around the world unaccounted for.
Conference hears that the bloc’s flexible structure could help in developing a fairer regulatory system.
Washington’s initiatives such as Pax Silica will not succeed by targeting third parties, a conference hears over the weekend.
Beijing presses Lee Jae Myung’s administration to reject power blocs while Trump’s foreign policy unsettles alliance.
China should take note of the way profit-seeking players in the United States have undermined its national security, researchers say.
Experts say US decision causes disquiet among regional partners and hands China a strategic opening to dilute US regional partnerships.
Article in People’s Daily marking the former leader’s centenary stressed the importance of unity when navigating ‘rough waters’.
City state’s scholarships for students from China form an early-stage talent pipeline into its highly skilled workforce, experts say.
Shigehiro Nishiumi fills post at consulate in southwestern megacity left open amid diplomatic row over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments.
Directive seen as a long-overdue enforcement crackdown meant to inflict short-term contractor pain for long-term national security gain.
New rules give extra teeth to efforts to stamp out critical mineral smuggling and leaks of strategically vital technology.
The comments follow reports that language instructors in Manila were trained by a Chinese university at the heart of Batanes controversy.
Leaders’ commitment to stability holds as China likely views his remarks as domestic political theatre, analysts say.
America’s top diplomat describes dispute between Beijing and Manila over Second Thomas Shoal as very negative and benefiting no one.
Washington’s strategy for Taiwan Strait and East and South China seas aims to force Beijing to overextend, analysts warn.
A change of government in Prague late last year signalled a more pragmatic and Beijing-friendly approach.
Air China’s daily flights to and from Mongolia mark an important milestone for the country’s efforts to end reliance on Western-built planes.
A new cooperation agreement chips away at China’s bilateral negotiation tactic, but experts say its value is mostly symbolic.
Japan’s recent firing of an anti-ship missile was first time it had shown its ‘military muscle’ since World War II, security round table told.
