Hannah Beech

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Battling for Blood Jade: Inside One of the World’s Most Dangerous Industries

Myanmar's jade mines may yield great wealth — but they leave a long trail of death. An exclusive report

By Hannah Beech / Hpakant

How China Is Remaking the Global Film Industry

A movie-crazy China is remaking the global film industry in its image

By Hannah Beech / Hengdian

Trump Still Has Lots of Face at This Chinese Factory

Trump has vowed to slap hefty tariffs on Chinese imports when he assumes the American presidency, but workers at one Chinese factory aren't worried about a potential trade war with the U.S.

By Hannah Beech / Shenzhen

Why America Is Losing Asia

Donald Trump's victory may hasten a retreat from the region

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

The Legacy of China’s One-Child Policy

And the country's other strict family planning rules

By Hannah Beech

Beijing Welcomes Trump

Trump has vowed to take a tougher line toward China. Yet its political establishment struggled to contain its glee after his victory. Analysts say Trump’s opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership gives the Middle Kingdom freer...

By Hannah Beech

Donald Trump's Victory Has Caused Glee In China

His election is a propaganda coup for Beijing and more

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

China Shows Off Latest Military Innovations at Air Show

This year’s aerial extravaganza has much to flaunt, from a fifth-generation stealth fighter to China’s largest combat drone

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

How Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is Shaking Up the South China Sea

A populist leader sends mixed messages in Asia

By Hannah Beech/Shanghai

The Massively Popular Smartphones You've Never Heard Of

"I love the screen on your Oppo R9, but have you seen the camera on my Vivo X7?"

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

After China, Rodrigo Duterte Calls on 'Runner-Up' Japan

His visit is shorter, and with far less financial and geopolitical incentive at stake

By Hannah Beech

Beijing's Adroit Diplomacy Is Isolating the U.S. in Asia

While Washington has been diverted by the Middle East and an acrimonious presidential election, Beijing has been scoring strategic coup after coup

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

Thailand Mourns Its King — and Fears for Its Future

The country enters a year of mourning, and days of uncertainty

By Hannah Beech / Bangkok

As Dog Ownership in China Grows by Leaps and Bounds, Chinese Are Saying 'No' to Dog Meat

Charmed by their poodles, corgis and bichon frises, Chinese are campaigning against an East Asian tradition as old, perhaps, as canine companionship: consumption of dog meat

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

Donald Trump Talked a Lot About China at the Debate

During the debate, Clinton claimed that Trump thought climate change was “a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese”

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

China Will Resume Limited Imports of U.S. Beef

For an American industry that relies increasingly on global demand, the news is welcome

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

End of China's One-Child Policy Puts Pressure on Sperm Banks

Infertility stalks up to 15% of Chinese couples

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

Police Crackdown on Chinese Village Shows How Swiftly Reform Can Be Crushed

The village had once been lauded by state media as a laboratory for “grassroots democracy”

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai

North Korea's Nuclear Defiance Leaves China With Few Options

North Korea's intransigence is forcing some to consider radical measures

By Hannah Beech/Shanghai

Diplomatic Jostling Characterizes an Inconclusive G-20

Controversy dogged the meeting from the moment Barack Obama emerged from Air Force One

By Hannah Beech / Shanghai
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