Katrina Northrop

Taipei

China Correspondent at The Washington Post

China correspondent for @washingtonpost | past: @thewirechina | reach me at: [email protected]

Articles

Summer could be about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to tariffs

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Katrina Northrop |Pei-Lin Wu |Júlia Ledur

Summer could be about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to tariffs (washingtonpost.com) Summer could be about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to tariffs By Katrina Northrop; Lyric Li; Pei-Lin Wu; Júlia Ledur 2025051009001800 As days grow longer and temperatures rise, Americans are preparing for the rituals of summer: excursions to the beach, lounging by the pool, grilling hamburgers in the backyard with family and friends.
China signals, ever so obliquely, that it’s more open to trade talks

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Katrina Northrop

China signals, ever so obliquely, that it’s more open to trade talks (washingtonpost.com) China signals, ever so obliquely, that it’s more open to trade talks By Katrina Northrop; Lyric Li 2025050110001500 China has signaled that it is becoming more open to engaging in trade negotiations with the Trump administration, according to two blogs closely associated with China's state apparatus, even as Beijing maintains a defiant stance in the trade war.
China signals, ever so obliquely, that it’s more open to trade talks

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katrina Northrop

5 hours agoArnoli Boukary Togo, known as the "African Spaghetti Man," has become a social media sensation. His TikTok account, launched in 2023, has over 7 million followers and his videos have garnered more than 73 million likes, with his hilarious, noodle-filled antics capturing the attention of fans …
China says it won’t ‘kneel’ to US, urges countries to resist bullying

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Katrina Northrop

China on Tuesday vowed it would “never kneel down” in the face of President Trump’s tariff pressure because “bowing to a bully is like drinking poison to quench thirst,” painting itself as a champion for the international community.
China says it won’t ‘kneel’ to U.S., urges countries to resist bullying

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Katrina Northrop

China says it won’t ‘kneel’ to U.S., urges countries to resist bullying (washingtonpost.com) China says it won’t ‘kneel’ to U.S., urges countries to resist bullying By Katrina Northrop; Lyric Li 2025042909535800 China on Tuesday vowed it would "never kneel down" in the face of President Donald Trump's tariff pressure because "bowing to a bully is like drinking poison to quench thirst," painting itself as a champion for the international community.
China says it won’t ‘kneel’ to U.S., urges countries to resist bullying

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Katrina Northrop

2 hours agoTrump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even worse.
China and Philippines both claim control of disputed Sandy Cay reef

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Katrina Northrop

China and Philippines both claim control of disputed Sandy Cay reef (washingtonpost.com) China and Philippines both claim control of disputed Sandy Cay reef By Katrina Northrop; Lyric Li 2025042807582400 The Philippines and China have each unfurled their flags on a disputed reef claimed by both nations in the South China Sea, escalating tensions and reigniting hostilities over Beijing's expansive territorial claims in regional waters.
Stuff

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Katrina Northrop
Tariffs on Chinese-made machinery drive up costs for U.S. manufacturers

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Katrina Northrop

Tariffs on Chinese-made machinery drive up costs for U.S. manufacturers (washingtonpost.com) Tariffs on Chinese-made machinery drive up costs for U.S. manufacturers By Katrina Northrop 2025042710003500 President Donald Trump's effort to revitalize U.S. manufacturing with sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods may hit a snag: American factories depend on machines and components from China.
China quietly exempts some U.S.-made semiconductors from tariffs

2 weeks ago | eu.detroitnews.com | Christian Shepherd |Vic Chiang |Katrina Northrop

BUSINESSChristian Shepherd, Vic Chiang and Katrina NorthropWashington PostView Comments China has quietly exempted from tariffs some semiconductors made in the United States, in an attempt to protect its leading technology companies from a bitter trade showdown with President Donald Trump.