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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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    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      China turns down US invitation for defence chiefs’ meeting in Singapore

      Pentagon had requested encounter between Lloyd Austin and Li Shangfu, who is under sanctions, at forum in June

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      Flaring tensions over G7 and Micron show limits to US-China reset

      Beijing cracks down on chipmaker within hours of Joe Biden predicting an imminent ‘thaw’ in relations

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      China bans Micron’s products from key infrastructure over security risk

      US commerce department strongly opposes the action saying it has ‘no basis in fact’

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Biden urges Republicans to ditch ‘extreme’ stance as debt talks resume

      President to meet House Speaker McCarthy on Monday as deadline to avoid default approaches

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      Biden expects imminent ‘thaw’ in China relations

      US president optimistic Beijing and Washington will move beyond row over ‘silly balloon’

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      News in-depthG7
      How Zelenskyy upstaged G7 summit to confront Ukraine doubters

      Ukrainian president defies host Japan’s expectations by timing attendance to ambush Brazil and India

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Zelenskyy seeks to win over Brazil and India at G7 summit

      Ukraine’s president targets Modi and Lula in call to global leaders to unite behind his proposal to end Russia’s war

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      G7
      G7 issues strongest condemnation of China as it intensifies response to Beijing

      Concerns raised over ‘economic coercion’ and militarisation of South China Sea

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      News in-depthG7
      Zelenskyy shapes ‘political battlefield’ by confronting developing powers

      Gathering brings Ukrainian president face to face with leaders of India and Brazil

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      G7
      G7 prepares unified response to Chinese ‘economic coercion’

      Leaders at Hiroshima summit to unveil ‘common set of tools’ to increase security

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      US signals support for allies to send their F-16 jets to Ukraine

      Washington’s policy shift on fighter planes is diplomatic victory for Kyiv’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Zelenskyy speaks to Arab League en route to G7

      Ukraine president seeks to broaden international support ahead of offensive against Russian occupation

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      G7 to impose fresh sanctions on Russian ships, aircraft and diamonds

      Hiroshima summit to be dominated by war in Ukraine and efforts to broaden curbs on Moscow

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      US budget
      Biden to cut short overseas trip as US debt ceiling talks inch forward

      Kevin McCarthy says a deal is possible by the end of the week but cautions there is still ‘a lot of work to do’

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      G7
      G7 host Japan seeks unity on threat from China

      Hiroshima summit tests advanced economies’ ability to jointly respond to challenge from Beijing

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      US and China hold talks on global security in effort to defuse tensions

      National security adviser Jake Sullivan meets Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Vienna

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      G7
      US urges ‘co-ordinated action’ by G7 against China’s use of economic coercion

      Janet Yellen says advanced economies must work together as Washington prepares powers to screen outward investment

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      China pours cold water on bilateral meeting with US defence secretary

      Stand-off is latest obstacle to top-level dialogue between Washington and Beijing

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Technology
      China under scrutiny and a message from Omaha Premium content

      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Semiconductors
      Chinese chipmaker plans listing after clearing US export controls

      ChangXin Memory Technologies to raise funds for production expansion following assurance on American equipment supplies

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Canada
      Canada expels Chinese diplomat for allegedly targeting lawmaker

      Foreign minister says Ottawa ‘will not tolerate any form of foreign interference’

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      China raids multiple offices of international consultancy Capvision

      State media accuses group of gleaning sensitive and secret information from experts

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      Chinese airlines will be allowed to expand their flights to the US

      US transportation department’s decision will allow carriers from Asian country to boost weekly round-trip flights from eight to 12

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Semiconductors
      Washington signals support for South Korean chipmakers in US battle with China

      Samsung and SK Hynix can expect extension to permission for sending US chipmaking tools to their Chinese plants

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      China’s ‘men in black’ step up scrutiny of foreign corporate sleuths

      Raids on consultancies reveal mounting risks of performing due diligence

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