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Yuan Yang

Deputy Beijing bureau chief

Yuan is deputy Beijing bureau chief for the FT. She was previously China tech correspondent and a Marjorie Dean intern writing about development economics at The Economist. 

She is co-founder of the campaign, Rethinking Economics, that is calling for a more relevant curriculum that reflects real-world events.

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  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
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    ‘Any form of surveillance creates a pool of data that bad actors can try to access’

  • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
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    Loudest voices on app US president threatened to ban are backing him in run-up to election

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
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    Comments made by a member of the K-pop boy band about Korean war spark fury on social media in China

  • Sunday, 27 September, 2020
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    China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC hit by US sanctions

    Move further hurts semiconductor sector after penalties on Huawei

  • Sunday, 27 September, 2020
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    Industry forecasts 600m trips during traditional busy period for travel and spending

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
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    Chinese group rushes to finalise deal for TikTok’s US operations as US blocking deadline nears

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
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    What Trump’s TikTok deal learnt from China’s approach to apps

    ‘When it comes to cyber-governance there are better models for the US to adopt’

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
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  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
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  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
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    Huawei courts app makers despite sanctions threat to its devices

    Chinese tech group urges developers to continue working with it as rivals encroach on smartphone market share

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
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    Australian reporters flee China after diplomatic stand-off

    Correspondents leave after being given consular protection amid tensions between countries

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    US-China relations
    US border agents turn up the heat on Chinese students

    Science scholars say they are being harassed because of tensions between Washington and Beijing

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
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    China parties like it’s 2019 as country moves on from coronavirus

    Bars, nightclubs and beach venues are filling up after months of pandemic controls

  • Monday, 31 August, 2020
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    What China’s new export rules mean for TikTok’s US sale

    Beijing wants to signal its control over ByteDance’s AI tech without riling the US

  • Wednesday, 19 August, 2020
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    China cautious on hitting back at US companies after Huawei sanctions

    Beijing is unlikely to upset the innovation and economic benefits brought by American groups, say analysts

  • Tuesday, 18 August, 2020
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  • Friday, 7 August, 2020
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    Uber rides drop, Quicken Loans IPO, Microsoft expands TikTok bid

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    TikTok deal tests Microsoft’s decades of China experience

    The US tech company hopes its connections will help it navigate storm safely

  • Monday, 3 August, 2020
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