John Ruwitch
John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs.
Ruwitch joined NPR in early 2020, and has since chronicled the tectonic shift in America's relations with China, from hopeful engagement to suspicion-fueled competition. He's also reported on a range of other issues, including Beijing's pressure campaign on Taiwan, Hong Kong's National Security Law, Asian-Americans considering guns for self-defense in the face of rising violence and a herd of elephants roaming in the Chinese countryside in search of a home.
Ruwitch joined NPR after more than 19 years with Reuters in Asia, the last eight of which were in Shanghai. There, he first covered a broad beat that took him as far afield as the China-North Korea border and the edge of the South China Sea. Later, he led a team that covered business and financial markets in the world's second biggest economy. Ruwitch has also had postings in Hanoi, Hong Kong and Beijing, reporting on anti-corruption campaigns, elite Communist politics, labor disputes, human rights, currency devaluations, earthquakes, snowstorms, Olympic badminton and everything in between.
Ruwitch studied history at U.C. Santa Cruz and got a master's in Regional Studies East Asia from Harvard. He speaks Mandarin and Vietnamese.
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Development has brought many changes to Vietnam in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War.
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The Trump administration's stiff tariffs on Chinese imports are prompting economists to lower their forecasts for economic growth in China. A trade fair in the city of Guangzhou is feeling the impact. -
China is calling new U.S. tariff exemptions for mobile phones and computers a "small step," but is urging the Trump administration to heed rational voices and abolish all reciprocal tariffs.
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China ponders what comes next in its relations with the United States after a week of escalating tariffs.
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President Trump's steep tariffs took effect at midnight, those tariffs are hitting China, the U.S.' third largest trade partner, the hardest, and Trump gets help from the Supreme Court to reshape the federal workforce.
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President Trump says the U.S. will add another 50% tariff to Chinese imports, making collective tariffs over 100% on the Asian country's imports. What does this mean for U.S.-Chinese relations and the international trading order?
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When President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on China during his first term, few countries benefitted like China's neighbor to the south, Vietnam. Its economy is now booming.
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One of China's most famous poets, who some call the country's Emily Dickenson, is breaking new boundaries by taking to the stage to dance.
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China will aim for economic growth of around 5% this year, the same as last year. This comes despite deep domestic challenges and fresh tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S. -
China's weeklong Lunar New Year holiday spurs consumer activity, but the vibe in the world's second-largest economy remains subdued. And new U.S. tariffs cast a fresh shadow.
