James Edgar

Pleased to say (slightly belatedly) I’ve made it to Beijing as @AFP’s Deputy Bureau Chief / News Editor for China and Mongolia. Any tips for this amazing city very welcome! DMs open

Today, @AFP is publishing a package of stories on China’s property crisis — something my colleagues and I have been working on for months. 🏡👇

Today, after months of work -- and missions north, south, east and west -- @AFP is running our bureau's package of stories on how China's property market crisis is impacting people's lives across the country 🧵👇

@British_Airways Hi, I just tried sending a message with an inquiry but got an automatic "Oops" message as a reply. I was wondering if I could get some help with a booking. Thanks

China sets lowest growth target in years as parliament kicks off f24.my/9IW5.T

Chinese tattoo artist tells women's stories through ink news.yahoo.com/chinese-tattoo… Great story by @jingxuanteng for @AFP in Beijing

Search for Inner Mongolia mine collapse survivors on hold after landslide news.yahoo.com/search-china-m… by @AFP in #China

Beijing will "work with the international community to promote dialogue and consultation, address the concerns of all parties and seek common security," Qin said in a speech on global security

China's foreign minister Qin Gang said in a speech this morning that Beijing is "deeply concerned" about the conflict in #Ukraine, which is "intensifying and even getting out of control"

Beijing has strongly denied US claims that China is considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine, as it reiterated a call for dialogue to end the conflict. u.afp.com/isu2

@Millbarnet @AFP Thanks Kate !

@JamesEdgar @AFP Congratulations!

Pleased to say (slightly belatedly) I’ve made it to Beijing as @AFP’s Deputy Bureau Chief / News Editor for China and Mongolia. Any tips for this amazing city very welcome! DMs open

@planey2k @AFP Thanks matey. Will do my best on the Stravas

@JamesEdgar @AFP Congrats and good luck. Looking forward to the Stravas

With China's dropping of its "zero-Covid" policy, makeshift quarantine centres and testing booths are being repurposed as mini-libraries, information points or even housing f24.my/9GLA.T

@Nasrat_Haqpal @AFP Thanks Nasratullah !

@JamesEdgar @AFP Congrats James

Alleged corruption at the top of Chinese football has left President Xi Jinping's dream of his country becoming a global force in the sport appear more remote than ever f24.my/9GAQ.T by @matthewwalsh91 for @AFP in Beijing

So excited to announce that I've joined @AFP as a Correspondent for China & Mongolia based in Beijing. I look forward to working alongside my outstanding teammates to cover this fascinating country at such a critical juncture in world affairs.

Marvel superheroes return to Chinese cinemas after nearly four years rfi.my/98Xi.T via by AFP's @VivianLin_ in Shanghai

#UPDATE Eight people are dead, including six Chinese nationals, after a ship sank off the coast of Japan, a Chinese diplomat tells state media. The Jin Tian sent a distress signal on Tuesday evening from a position around 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of the Danjo Islands

China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80 percent rfi.my/96O2.T by @afp in Beijing

Then and now AFP China photographer @hectorretamal revisits some of the places he went during Wuhan's first lockdown three years ago