Edward White
@edwardwhitenz
FT China correspondent. @FT. Normal disclaimers.
Beijing's additional inspections threaten broader supply chain disruption and undermine US claims that a new trade deal had resolved delays to shipments. on.ft.com/44qEFWy
A little story with big implications... Xpeng claims new autonomous driving chip is more powerful than Nvidia’s and expects to sell to VW among other carmakers. Another sign China is edging toward tech parity with the west. Scoop via @ruiyanggloriali @FT ft.com/content/094e75…
China's commerce ministry is demanding confidential business information, inc production details and lists of customers as part of its export approval process for critical minerals ... @FT scoop via @rwmcmorrow @KanaInagaki @leahyjoseph ft.com/content/0fce71…
China taps the breaks on driverless cars: Beijing, caught on the back foot by tech progress, are expected to slow the rollout as they develop a regulatory framework for the new suite of technologies, where China is rapidly becoming a world leader. via @FT ft.com/content/cf72f1…
China's rare earth export controls has wrenched the balance of power in Trump's trade war back to Xi. Weaponising its control of critical minerals gives Beijing leverage over countries under pressure from Washington to take a hard line on China. via @FT ft.com/content/966636…
In early April @xueqiao1994 and I travelled from Shanghai out west to Chengdu to meet a remarkable new Chinese literary talent. Here is the story of Hu Anyan and the curious freedom of China's wild writers. ft.com/content/03507b… (via @FT @FTMag )
June Yoon writes really awesome analytical FT pieces on China, AI, and EVs. Unfortunately she doesn’t seem to be on Twitter, but always worth reading her writing: on.ft.com/4mzsI9t
INTERVIEW: China's battery king Robin Zeng v bullish on: rapid growth of battery-powered trucks, CATL's new dual-cell tech (hybrid killer) and halving battery production costs. 'In every area we are more advanced than other people' @FT ft.com/content/87372b…
The @FT’s article on Uyghur anthropologist Rahile Dawut’s disappearance in Xinjiang, who documented her people’s history from within the Chinese system, is shortlisted for Excellence in Human Rights Reporting at @sopasia #SOPAwards2025. @edwardwhitenz on.ft.com/3GNjiqr
The making of the first electro state: Xi's aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give China the upper hand in the trade war with the US ... via @FT w @nassos_ @janatausch ft.com/content/f86782…
NEW: Huawei is building a 7nm fab in Shenzhen for its smartphone and Ascend chips, its first effort to manufacture its own high-end chips. The Guanlan site is part of a sprawling network of new chip manufacturing sites all working on various elements of Huawei's push to become…
'The last time a smartphone factory opened in the US, it closed within a year...' cracker lede for the @FT's deep dive into Apple's very sticky China supply chain... ig.ft.com/us-iphone/
'Europe shot itself in the foot, then accused the Chinese of holding the gun' ... How the west is trading market access for expertise in key technologies, just as Beijing once did ... via @FT w @KanaInagaki & @patricianilsson ft.com/content/9de3f4…
Congrats @JosephTorigian, important work and huge achievement!
Coming out on June 3
Trump hopes that his tariffs will erode China’s surplus and enable American factories to compete again. But the Chinese trade juggernaut is built on deep competitive advantages built up over decades that will not be easily dislodged ... deep dive via @FT ig.ft.com/china-trade-su…
As the world tries to comprehend the motivations and fallout of Trump's tariffs, technological advances by China's carmakers are only speeding up. The view from China: European, Japanese, Korean and American auto groups face an existential threat. via @FT ft.com/content/70e602…
Louis Gave on China's position on US tariffs vs 1st Trump term. Will it hurt different sectors? Sure, but it will also hurt Apple & many American companies that use lower cost Chinese energy & labor + its supply chain that make stuff on low margin & capture low value added.
Gwen was my 1st editor at the @FT and the perfect combination of intensity, kindness, badassery and fun, with a half-smoked cigarette and glass of Chardonnay (with ice cube) mixed in. I’ll miss you dearly, Gwennie…
Amid tragedy in Myanmar there is tragedy in the Myanmar media space. Gwen Robinson, legendary journalist, editor, mentor & all-around force of nature passed away today in Bangkok. Anyone who reports on Myanmar knows Gwen, has interacted with her or has learned from her.