Edward Wong

Diplomatic Correspondent @nytimes. Author of "At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China." Harvard Nieman Fellow. Taught at Princeton & UC Berkeley.

[Edward Wong @ewong]

I can’t believe I’m holding this! It’s the completion of a six-year project that really spans my adult life — and 80 years of Chinese history, from Mao to Xi. I tell the story of modern China through a dramatic family saga and contemporary reporting. Learn more and order here: https://t.co/c4XmTMuSO3

[Edward Wong @ewong]

Pompeo used a State Dept. plane, vehicles and staff to quietly visit Republican donors multiple times. He avoided telling traveling reporters about some of those trips. He was considered a potential presidential candidate at the time. @nytimes story: https://t.co/wDt6UpCQtc

[Edward Wong @ewong]

“Rubio’s personal travel, through nearly two years on the job, appears to significantly outpace that of his predecessors, former State Dept. officials said. And it’s adding up: The flights have cost the government more than $1.2 million, The Post found.” https://t.co/5J7UYB44Lr

[Edward Wong @ewong]

“Rubio’s personal travel, through nearly two years on the job, appears to significantly outpace that of his predecessors, former State Dept. officials said. And it’s adding up: The flights have cost the government more than $1.2 million, The Post found.” https://t.co/5J7UYB44Lr

[Jack Nicas @jacknicas]

The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border.

So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels.

@Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico:

https://t.co/eyif0GaOrY

[Peter Mattis @PLMattis]

It's pretty clear that there have been and will continue to be vicious fights within the administration over export controls.

As @tculpan is hinting at, the story here almost certainly involves (1) what was Jensen Huang's influence on export control policy (among other issues), and (2) to what extent did he and Commerce Department officials know that Nvidia chips were being purchased or otherwise diverted for PRC use.

The Huang-Huang story is just an underlying factor that tweaks the motivation element from selfish and commercial to adversary motivated.

The stakes are bigger than the salaciousness.

[Julian Gewirtz @JulianGewirtz]

Nominations are open for 2027 Baifang Schell Book Prize!

This wonderful award celebrates exceptional book-length works on or from China and the Sinophone world, published in English in the previous calendar year.

I'm honored to be part of this year's nonfiction jury, along with Jeff Wasserstrom, @yangyang_cheng, @isabelhilton, and Andrew Nathan.

Details here: https://t.co/95nOZthKGT

[Politics Watch @politics_watch1]

A Texas journalist’s live reaction as the election results came in on Election Night.

[Edward Wong @ewong]

In case anyone feels nostalgia for the Iraq War — a Washington Post opinion piece by Douglas Feith and Lewis "Scooter" Libby

[Edward Wong @ewong]

Let’s talk about Adorno and Horkheimer over a few drinks.

[DOW Rapid Response @DOWResponse]

.@SECWAR “The philosophical doctrines of the Frankfurt School – critical theory and the corrosive apparatus of ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ – are fundamentally INCOMPATIBLE with military service and antithetical to the Constitution of the United States.”

[Edward Wong @ewong]

From a former US intelligence analyst on China

[Peter Mattis @PLMattis]

I think @DesmondShum is absolutely right about Alice Huang's business career.

Nothing seems to suggest she was actually an MSS officer.

But the MSS definitely sees value in those individuals and does make use of them, especially when aiming internationally.

This is why I hate people just saying "spy" because it can mean anyone from an intelligence officer to someone who was exploited, even loosely.

We also need to distinguish what might an intelligence matter from what is someone who is effective at hustling business.

Good input by Desmond and @steveyates

[Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT]

NEW: Trump was told aboard AF1 en route to China but before he picked up Jensen Huang about the US intelligence about the Nvidia chief and a woman assessed to be a Chinese spy @jonathanvswan @julianbarnes @AnaSwanson me https://t.co/IrHYNTRhZS

[Edward Wong @ewong]

Yes — there is no US war in the Pacific or the Caribbean.

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

The boat strikes aren't even war crimes they're just straight-up crimes because there's no authorization for the use of force - no war - in the Caribbean.

[Tara Copp @TaraCopp]

A security agent for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just warned the reporters here — for Hegseth’s first press conference in 6 months — that we will be physically removed from the briefing room if we are not professional and maintain decorum. We asked if that meant no shouted questions and got no clarity. It’s the first time any of us could ever remember being threatened like this. Shouted questions are normal. “This is crazy town” one journalist said, noting the White House has never threatened reporters like that. We’re in the room, back row:

[Tyler Pager @tylerpager]

Scoop: The U.S. received and disbursed more than $12 billion in revenue from Venezuela’s natural resource exports in the first nine months of this year, according to a confidential report by the global financial services firm KPMG.

w/ @AKurmanaev

https://t.co/aPEz9Uztlm

[Edward Wong @ewong]

Trump in his C-SPAN call boasted of his 48-minute “war” against Venezuela, which killed scores of people. It’s widely deemed to be a violation of international law. Meanwhile, the administration likes to emphasize the importance of “sovereignty” — mainly for the US, it seems.

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

Hegseth: "Nicolas Maduro thought he was untouchable. He was not kidnapped. He was brought to justice by America's best. Victory in one night, victory in 48 minutes, to be precise. And today he sits in front of an American judge in New York City. Flawless success."

[Edward Wong @ewong]

NEW from @nytimes: Vance's criticism of Israel and the Iran war has shaken up Washington. After the midterms, Republicans and Democrats are making a new push to limit aid to Israel. They say there's a generational shift because of Israel's wars and its acts against Palestinians.

[Bojan Pancevski @bopanc]

A wonderful journalistic revelry through Budapest, one of the world's great cities. By @ATHigginsNYT
https://t.co/jynHuCnRVn

[Edward Wong @ewong]

@lpolgreen One of my favorite shows! Those wigs

[Edward Wong @ewong]

This is true. Here is the @nytimes story from Oct. 2025: https://t.co/a4DKuFF8tp

[Richard Spencer @RichardJSpencer]

The strangest thing about the whole Jensen Huang story is that it first appeared in virtually every detail over a year ago (in the NYT). In all the time since no-one seems to have cared. Did no-one... notice?

[Edward Wong @ewong]

It doesn’t sound like Trump plans to reverse the loosening of export controls on advanced chips to China that he enacted earlier at the urging of Huang and Lutnick. And there might not be any consequences for the actions of the Commerce Dept. under Lutnick.

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

Trump says he was "amazed" when he heard "not long ago" of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy. Won't specify when he learned of it.

"He's an amazing guy. I just hope there's no problem. I believe he's suffering greatly."

[Edward Wong @ewong]

Gift link to the @nytimes team investigation by @meghara @ruthmaclean @Haleaziz and me: https://t.co/TC4KM0jQfi

[Edward Wong @ewong]

NEW: A @nytimes investigation found the Trump administration has deported more than 110 immigrants who've ended up at risk of torture or abuse in their home countries — despite US courts barring the removals. Rubio and his State Dept. oversee the program resulting in this.