Joanna Chiu

Joanna Chiu is a senior reporter for the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper, and the author of China Unbound: A New World Disorder. “Doggedly reported and fiercely argued, according to Publishers Weekly, the book details China’s rapid international rise, and the ways Western nations have contributed to a state of global disorder. Chiu has previously served as bureau chief of the Star Vancouver.

As a globally-recognized authority on China, the author of China Unbound is a commentator for international broadcast media and was previously based for seven years in Beijing and in Hong Kong as a foreign correspondent, including for Agence France Presse (AFP) specializing in coverage of Chinese politics, economy and legal affairs for one of the world’s biggest news operations.

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China vs. West: New World Disorder

Podcasts Apr 21, 2022

The Toronto Star journalist Joanna Chiu discusses her book, China Unbound: A New World Disorder, which argues that we need to go beyond the typical over-simplifications of democratic West versus autocratic China if we hope to engage China in a way that seriously addresses issues such as human rights, climate change, and economic development.