Tan Dawn Wei

China Bureau Chief

Dawn has been China Bureau Chief since November 2018, leading a team of correspondents covering all aspects of China - from domestic politics and diplomacy to its technological rise, economy and society. She was previously deputy foreign editor and has also been news editor and senior correspondent covering society, the environment, transport, religion, heritage and the arts for The Straits Times and its Sunday edition. She graduated from Queens University in Canada and has a masters degree in digital journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.