Sarah Wu

@xiaopenghexpeng @TheEconomist Listen to more of Mr He's reflections on the EV sector and where China tech goes from here on this Drum Tower episode, co-hosted with @JNBPage economist.com/podcasts/2026/…

Chinese software-entrepreneur-turned-EV-darling @xiaopenghexpeng has a nose for the next big thing. His humanoids, flying cars and robotaxis are now revving up for mass production after years of R&D. For @TheEconomist, I spoke with him about his AI gamble economist.com/china/2026/05/…

Loved this glimpse into Silicon Valley through the eyes of its Chinese AI stars. By the brilliant @violazhouyi restofworld.org/2026/chinese-a…

For this week's Drum Tower podcast, from The Economist, co-host @sarah_wu_ and I head to a night market in Taipei to ask what people make of a visit to China by the Kuomintang's new leader, Cheng Li-wun. economist.com/podcasts/2026/…

Pls join @sarah_wu_ @JNBPage and me in this conversation about the challenges and fun (?) of covering China on Friday, May 8. 欢迎5月8日来亚洲协会参加我和《经济学人》的Sarah Wu、裴杰关于在这个时代如何报道中国的讨论。报名链接 asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

Although old folk in China’s cities can look forward to a retirement of dancing in parks or travel, their rural peers are still hunched over fields—pension inequality is to blame econ.st/41ybTCv Illustration: Hanna Barczyk

The West is gearing up for a huge wealth transfer, but this is the first time in China that many will have much to pass on. In @TheEconomist, I write about how the first-gen entrepreneurs are passing on fortunes just as slowing growth narrows opportunity: economist.com/briefing/2026/…

My job was also eliminated. It’s been a thrilling challenge to cover seismic changes in China for WaPo. As access shrinks, I believe it has become ever more vital for the world to understand what is happening there. To my amazing colleagues, especially our researchers, 千恩万谢

Fascinated by Hainan’s history, I flew there the week that China turned it into the world’s largest free-trade port to hear what people around the island think. Read my dispatch from China’s tropical sandbox in @TheEconomist: economist.com/china/2026/02/…

Some thoughts on the potential gutting of the @washingtonpost's international desk. @JeffBezos, #SaveThePost

“He’s accusing them of shaking him down and trying to steal his business.” @donweinland and @sarah_wu_ discuss the jailed tycoon taking on the Chinese state, in this week’s “Drum Tower” podcast economist.com/podcasts/2026/…

After a trip to Ottawa, I wrote about why there was a sudden thaw in the Canada-China relationship and where it might go from here. In @TheEconomist this week: economist.com/china/2025/12/…

In @TheEconomist's cover story this week, @t_wainwright explains how AI is rewiring childhood, bringing new opportunities and risks. I contributed reporting from China, where educators and entrepreneurs are betting big on AI tutors, AI teddies, and more: economist.com/briefing/2025/…

Bosses in China complain they can't hire enough skilled labour even as many grads can't find jobs. In @TheEconomist, I look at the party's vocational ed push to power its industrial ambitions, incl a trend of uni grads going to college. Snaps from Hangzhou economist.com/china/2025/11/…

@TheEconomist @JNBPage Read about Director Fang here: economist.com/china/2025/09/…

@TheEconomist One of my favourite trips this year was to Shandong to see Director Fang, a 50-year-old breakout star, perform in her home province. I was moved by the stories of the women I met there. On Drum Tower, @JNBPage and I discuss the rise of female comedians: economist.com/podcasts/2025/…

From the outside, the picture of China can look gloomy: a slowing economy, high youth unemployment and intractable price wars. But instead of collapsing, the country is laughing. In @TheEconomist's 2026 guide, I look at what's ahead for the stand-up scene economist.com/the-world-ahea…

The rich world is entering a great relationship recession, with singlehood rising in 26 out of 30 OECD countries, and with rates having doubled over the past decades. This week in @TheEconomist I got the chance to look into the world of dating. What I found shocked me. 1/

Hu Anyan’s “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing” snares so much of the drudgery and grit in the lives of China’s low-wage workers. In Chengdu, we discussed failures of empathy and the generational shift in attitudes towards work. Read more in @TheEconomist: economist.com/culture/2025/1…

Months before Wang Peizhi dropped to the floor in agony in front of his young son, the 34-yr-old stayed up all night frantically preparing #Xiaomi flagship store for the launch of its 1st EV. Here’s his story that Mr. Wang wasn’t able to tell. bloomberg.com/news/features/…