Benjamin Kang Lim
Global Affairs Correspondent
Ben joined The Straits Times in April 2019 after 27 years with Reuters where he served as Taipei and eventually Beijing bureau chief. During his 40-year journalism career, he has broken some of the biggest stories out of China and Taiwan, including the imminent death of paramount leader DengXiaoping in 1997 and the surprise rise of President Xi Jinping in 2007. Ben has won 13 international journalism awards and interviewed numerous Asian leaders, including Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, Taiwan Presidents Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou and Tsai Ing-wen and Philippine Presidents Fidel Ramos, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Benigno Aquino III.
Latest articles
With strong track record, Communist Party of China should be confident enough to face media
China needs a new road map to reinvigorate its economy, and bold reforms are key
China’s Xi grooms next-generation party leaders, but no anointed heir yet
China to purge disgraced Central Committee members
Diplomatic isolation, military pressure: Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te faces early test from China
China signals maritime ambitions with first defence minister from navy
Cross-strait relations in for rocky ride if Lai Ching-te wins Taiwan presidential election
Why Mao’s 130th birthday will be a muted affair
What did the Chinese get out of Biden-Xi meeting?
Obituary: China’s Li Keqiang, a premier who governed in the President’s shadow
