Lingling Wei is the chief China correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and author of the award-winning WSJ China newsletter. She covers China’s political economy, focusing on the intersection of business and politics, and the U.S.-China relations. Born and raised in China, she has a master’s in journalism from N.Y.U., got her start covering U.S. real estate, and has won many awards for her China coverage. She was among a team of reporters and editors whose work was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2021. Lingling is co-author of the book “Superpower Showdown: How the Battle Between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War.”
