Tan Dawn Wei

Dawn is a senior columnist at The Straits Times, where she writes about China, and its relations with the rest of the world. She was in Beijing from 2018 to 2025 as China bureau chief, leading a team of correspondents covering all aspects of China, including its domestic politics, diplomacy, technological rise, economy and society. She was previously deputy foreign editor and also news editor and senior correspondent covering various beats for The Straits Times. She graduated from Queen’s University in Canada and has a master’s in digital journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.