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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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  • Friday, 17 September, 2021
    US foreign policy
    US tries to soothe French anger over Australian naval pact

    Paris furious that agreement torpedoes lucrative submarine deal with Canberra

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    US foreign policy
    China lashes out at Australia, UK and US over security pact

    Canberra scraps French submarine programme to sign deal with Washington and London

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    US foreign policy
    US builds bulwark against China with UK-Australia security pact

    Allies send signal to Beijing with plan to build nuclear-powered submarines for Canberra

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    US-China relations
    Biden’s suggestion of summit with Xi falls on deaf ears

    US president proposed face-to-face meeting in call last week but Chinese leader did not respond

  • Friday, 10 September, 2021
    US-China relations
    Washington risks Beijing ire over proposal to rename Taiwan’s US office

    China says it ‘firmly opposes’ any American official interaction with Taipei

  • Friday, 10 September, 2021
    US-China relations
    Joe Biden calls Xi Jinping in bid to reset strained relations

    US and Chinese presidents speak for first time since February after unproductive talks between lower-level officials

  • Friday, 30 July, 2021
    US-China relations
    US slams China over treatment of foreign journalists

    Biden administration decries ‘intimidation’ of reporters after harassment covering Henan floods

  • Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
    UK foreign policy
    Britain ‘more helpful’ closer to home than in Asia, says US defence chief

    Lloyd Austin raises issue of use of limited UK military assets as new carrier arrives in region

  • Monday, 26 July, 2021
    US-China relations
    China says US relations at a ‘deadlock’ in high-level talks

    Beijing’s vice foreign minister urges Washington to change ‘extremely dangerous’ policy

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  • Sunday, 25 July, 2021
    News in-depthUS-China relations
    China is defying US pressure to change its behaviour

    Talks in Tianjin aim to stop an increasingly belligerent relationship spilling into conflict

  • Friday, 23 July, 2021
    US-China relations
    China imposes sanctions on Wilbur Ross and six other Americans

    White House says moves demonstrate Beijing’s ‘further isolation from the world’

  • Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
    US-China relations
    US official to visit China as diplomatic stand-off resolved

    Deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman will meet foreign minister after Beijing initially snubbed

  • Sunday, 18 July, 2021
    US-China relations
    Companies in Hong Kong fear being crushed between China and US

    Business groups say Biden warning on risks of operating in the territory is counter-productive

  • Saturday, 17 July, 2021
    US-China relations
    US warns companies of risk of doing business in Hong Kong

    Biden administration issues advisory and fresh sanctions in latest effort to push back on China

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    US-China relations
    China snubs senior US official in worsening diplomatic stand-off

    Beijing refuses to allow Biden’s deputy secretary of state to meet counterpart in planned visit

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    US financial regulation
    US regulator under fire for delays to delisting Chinese stocks

    Companies that do not comply with US audit rules could keep New York listing as late as 2025

  • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
    US-China relations
    Biden to warn US companies on risks of operating in Hong Kong

    State department will flag concerns over data and risks posed by new law

  • Friday, 2 July, 2021
    Donald Rumsfeld
    My travels with Donald Rumsfeld

    The supremely confident former US defence secretary had charm but never admitted blame

  • Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
    US-China relations
    US and Japan conduct war games amid rising China-Taiwan tensions

    Secret table-top planning and joint exercises in South China Sea continue as concerns grow over Beijing stance

  • Sunday, 27 June, 2021
    Taiwan
    US-Taiwan talks to focus on supply chains and digital trade

    Washington and Taipei seek to deepen economic ties amid China friction

  • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
    US-China relations
    US bans some imports of solar products from Xinjiang region

    White House steps up pressure on China over ‘inhumane’ use of Uyghur forced labour

  • Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
    US-China relations
    Biden pushes for high-level meetings with Beijing officials

    Engagement with China will be criticised by hawks who had supported president’s hard stance

  • Tuesday, 15 June, 2021
    News in-depthChina-India relations
    India’s Covid calamity exposes weakest link in US-led ‘Quad’ alliance

    New Delhi virus response undermines its coalition with America, Japan and Australia to resist China

  • Wednesday, 9 June, 2021
    US-China relations
    Biden rallies allies to take tougher stance on China

    White House issues order stepping up scrutiny of Chinese apps over security concerns

  • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
    US-China relations
    US Senate passes bill aimed at countering China’s tech sector

    Legislation would fund AI and quantum computing while restricting use of TikTok and drones

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