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    Demetri Sevastopulo

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    Demetri Sevastopulo covers all aspects of the US-China relationship, ranging from foreign policy, national security and intelligence to trade, economics and business.

    Demetri served as Washington Bureau Chief from 2015 to 2021, covering the White House, Trump administration and the 2016 and 2020 presidential races. During his more than 13 years reporting from Washington, he spent six years covering the Pentagon and intelligence agencies during the Bush and Obama administrations. He has interviewed everyone from Donald Rumsfeld to Donald Trump.

    Since leaving his native Ireland three decades ago, Demetri has lived in Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong and Washington. Before returning to Washington in 2015, he spent five years in Hong Kong where he was South China Correspondent and served as Asia News Editor, running the FT daily news operations in the region.

    Demetri speaks fluent Japanese and (rusty) Chinese. Follow him on Instagram.

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    • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
      US foreign policy
      US pledges $210mn to Pacific Islands to counter China’s influence

      Washington’s new strategy comes after being caught off guard by Beijing’s push into region

    • Saturday, 24 September, 2022
      Philippines
      US and Philippines increase military ties over China threat

      Manila is strengthening its alliance with Washington due to fears of a possible war over Taiwan

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      US-China relations
      US senators press Apple over possible Chinese chipmaker deal

      Call for national security review comes as iPhone maker considers using YMTC chips

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      US-China relations
      US bank chiefs warn of China exit if Taiwan is attacked

      Heads of BofA, Citi and JPMorgan say they will follow Washington’s orders in the event of conflict

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      US-China relations
      Bipartisan group urges US blacklist for ‘Beijing-directed’ chipmaker

      Leading members of Congress raise alarm over YMTC after allegations of co-operation with Huawei

    • Monday, 19 September, 2022
      US-China relations
      Biden says US would defend Taiwan from Chinese attack

      President’s warning follows Beijing’s military exercises after House Speaker Pelosi visited Taipei

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Putin acknowledges Chinese ‘concerns’ over Ukraine

      Russian president’s comments are first public admission of differences between Beijing and Moscow

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      US-China relations
      White House sounds alert on inbound Chinese investment

      Biden signs executive order urging closer scrutiny of deals involving critical technologies

    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      Taiwan
      US Senate panel approves $6.5bn bill to fund weapons for Taiwan

      Move marks first time US would directly finance provision of arms to Taipei

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      News in-depthTaiwan
      US’s Taiwan security bill spurs debate on level of support for Taipei

      Lawmakers say more robust stance needed after Ukraine war but some worry about needlessly provoking China

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      US-China trade dispute
      US lawmakers warn Apple on using Chinese group’s chips in new iPhone

      Tech company accused of ‘playing with fire’ if it buys data storage components from YMTC

    • Saturday, 3 September, 2022
      Taiwan
      US unveils $1bn weapons package for Taiwan

      Largest missile and radar sale yet as China increases military pressure

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      Xinjiang
      China committed human rights violations in Xinjiang, UN finds

      Long-anticipated report details credible evidence that Uyghurs were subjected to torture in camps

    • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
      News in-depthPolitical espionage
      ‘On a par with the Russians’: rise in Chinese espionage alarms Europe

      Western spy chiefs say sophistication of Beijing’s intelligence operations is now comparable to the Kremlin’s

    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      US allies rattled by China’s aggressive response to Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

      ‘A dangerous, dangerous moment for the whole world’, says Singapore’s foreign minister

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      US-China relations
      China suspends links with US military and climate talks over Taiwan

      Beijing cuts regular communication channels between armed forces

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      The Big Read
      China is ratcheting up pressure on Taiwan. What will the US do next?

      Nancy Pelosi visited the island to demonstrate support. But Beijing’s response has shown its capacity for military coercion

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      China fires ballistic missiles around Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi’s trip

      Naval and air exercises on unprecedented scale aimed at punishing Taipei for US House Speaker’s visit

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Pelosi vows US support for Taiwan as officials warn of China military blockade

      Beijing plans live-fire military drills near island’s largest ports in unprecedented escalation of tensions

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      News in-depthNancy Pelosi
      How decades of clashes with China led to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

      US House Speaker who unfurled banner in Tiananmen Square in 1991 is deeply distrusted by China’s leaders

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      China threatens major military exercises around Taiwan over Pelosi visit

      Drills off east coast of island in response to US Speaker’s trip would be the first conducted by Beijing

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Taiwan
      Chinese fighter jets fly close to Taiwan ahead of Pelosi visit

      Taipei and Washington braced for prospect of violent reaction after Beijing warns it will ‘not sit by idly’

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      US-China relations
      Pelosi to meet Taiwan’s president on Wednesday

      Controversial visit by US House Speaker triggers concern about possible Chinese retaliation

    • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
      US-China relations
      Chinese anger over Taiwan visit grows after Pelosi departs on Asia tour

      Stop at self-ruled island unconfirmed as US House Speaker jets off for Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      US-China relations
      Biden and Xi to hold call as tensions grow over Pelosi visit to Taiwan

      US president to speak with Chinese counterpart on Thursday for fifth time since taking office

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