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Daisuke Wakabayashi

Daisuke Wakabayashi is an Asia business correspondent for The New York Times, based in Seoul. He covers a wide range of subjects from the Chinese economy to corporate news across the region. Previously, he worked in San Francisco as a technology reporter covering Google. Before joining The Times in 2016, he spent eight years at The Wall Street Journal, first as a foreign correspondent in Japan and later as a technology reporter in San Francisco covering Apple. Mr. Wakabayashi is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross.

  1. China Wine Tariff Pushes Australia’s Grape Growers Into Crisis

    Two years later, they’re suffering from a glut of red wine and plummeting grape prices with no overseas market big enough to fill the gap.

    By Claire Fu, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Adam Ferguson

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  2. To Rein in China’s Banks, Xi Uses Familiar Playbook

    Xi Jinping is revamping China’s regulatory framework so the ruling Communist Party can assert more direct control over financial policy.

    By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

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  3. Star Banker Vanishes in China, Stoking Fears of Renewed Beijing Crackdown

    Bao Fan is the latest businessman in China to disappear, raising concerns that Beijing’s crackdown on the technology and financial industries will continue.

    By Daisuke Wakabayashi

     

  4. Senate Unanimously Condemns China for Spy Balloon, Joining the House

    With the Senate’s bipartisan action on Wednesday night, both chambers of Congress have officially taken China to task for the episode amid questions about the Biden administration’s response.

    By Karoun Demirjian

     

  5. Thousands of Chinese Retirees Protest Government Cuts to Benefits

    The protest in Wuhan highlights the strain on the finances of local governments, made worse by heavy spending on “zero Covid” measures.

    By Keith Bradsher, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

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  6. China Tries to Depict Furor Over Spy Balloon as Sign of U.S. Decline

    Ignoring charges of spying, Beijing says Washington’s “overreaction” is a symptom of the country’s broken politics.

    By David Pierson

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  7. China Says U.S. Regularly Sends Balloons Into Its Airspace

    The claim followed a weekend of aerial theatrics, with Washington and Beijing spotting unidentified flying objects in their airspaces.

    By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

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  8. China’s Bid to Improve Food Production? Giant Towers of Pigs.

    High-rise hog farms have sprung up nationwide as part of Beijing’s drive to enhance its agricultural competitiveness and reduce its dependence on imports.

    By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

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  9. They Poured Their Savings Into Homes That Were Never Built

    What is it like to pour your life savings into apartments that might never get built?

    By Isabelle Qian and Agnes Chang

     

  10. ¿Por qué China comenzó a suavizar su tono con las empresas?

    Ante la debilidad del panorama económico, las autoridades chinas han empezado a usar un discurso más favorable a los negocios y a respaldar sus dichos con acciones.

    By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

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