Meredith Chen

1 week ago | scmp.com | Jane Cai |Meredith Chen

America’s top diplomat Marco Rubio has made clear that he does not trust Beijing’s English translations of Chinese officials’ words – he says they are “never right”. The China hawk has instead urged his colleagues to go back to the original Chinese version of statements put out by Beijing to get a more accurate understanding of what is going on. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, appears to be the most powerful diplomat under President Donald Trump.

1 month ago | scmp.com | Jane Cai |Meredith Chen

China’s economic leapfrog into global second place, along with its eradication of extreme poverty, has been achieved through an array of plans covering the long and short term, while ranging from specific industries to the country as a whole. The best known of these blueprints is the five-year plan for national economic and social development, which sheds light on Beijing’s priorities for the medium term and features some quantifiable and comprehensive goalposts.

2 months ago | scmp.com | Meredith Chen |Dewey Sim

A sense of “renewed optimism” between Australian and Chinese businesses has been fuelling efforts to create an environment where both sides can “live in harmony” and grow economically, according to the head of a leading Australian business association.

2 months ago | scmp.com | Alyssa Chen |Meredith Chen |Dannie Peng |Zhao Ziwen

Chinese students studying in the United States could again become caught in geopolitical crossfire if Republican lawmakers press ahead with legislation to bar them from obtaining visas. Republicans in the US House of Representatives are set to introduce a bill on Friday to stop Chinese citizens from obtaining student visas, citing the threat of espionage.

2 months ago | thestar.com.my | Phoebe Zhang |Meredith Chen

Standing before representatives from 189 nations 30 years ago, then US first lady Hillary Clinton delivered a speech in Beijing that defined the times. “If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights, once and for all,” she said at the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on Women in September 1995. Hibaaq Osman remembers this moment clearly.