Yew Lun Tian

Senior Correspondent

Lun Tian is dedicated to discovering and writing about what makes China tick. She joined The Straits Times in 2024 after being based in Beijing for eight years for Reuters and Lianhe Zaobao. She has been in journalism since 2001.

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‘Amazing’ Trump-Xi talks produce a pause in US-China trade war

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to have stepped back from the toxicity that had enveloped the trade war.

US, China seal deal on rare earths; Trump says Xi meeting was a 12 on scale of 1 to 10

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards the Air Force One at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Oct 30.

Chinese Premier meets Singapore Acting President, business leaders

Chinese Premier Li Qiang (left) calling on Acting President Eddie Teo at the Istana on Oct 26.

In China, men are losing confidence and blaming women for it

(FILES) Women use an umbrella to shelter from the sun amid hot weather in Shanghai on May 29, 2023. Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the arrival of the El Nino climate phenomenon will mean even more extreme temperatures (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

China's Xi shows firm grip as party plenum ends with minimal reshuffle

Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept 3.

China ready to walk away from Xi-Trump summit amid erosion of US credibility, say analysts

US President Donald Trump has suggested that the planned meeting between him and Chinese President Xi Jinping might not go ahead.

Liu Haixing takes over Communist Party of China’s international department

The department manages the party’s ties with foreign political parties and serves as the main channel of contact with other Communist states.

Singapore’s China story: From suits to services, a new chapter begins

The challenge for Singapore businesses is to keep adapting and stay alert to fresh opportunities.

Tears, barbs and walkouts at Xiangshan as China and the West spar over history

TOPSHOT - China's Defence Minister Dong Jun speaks at the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center in Beijing on September 18, 2025. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

Pragmatism over resentment: How Singapore makes sense of World War II

In remembering, one point that bears highlighting is that the people in Singapore, too, contributed to China’s war efforts and paid dearly for it.

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