Ian Williams @ianwill
Author of 'Vampire State. The rise and fall of the Chinese Economy'. Longtime foreign correspondent in Moscow, the Indo-Pacific and China @NBCNews @Channel4News ianwilliamsauthor.net London, England Joined April 2010-
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A pleasure to join @1689Freeman on the Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, talking China’s troubled and predatory economy, Beijing’s clunky attempt at a makeover and much more @iealondon #china #trade #innovation youtu.be/ptOjscoNz9M?fe…
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This is a wonderful story. Not only an heartening act of deviance against China's thuggish rulers, but a terrific piece of theatre as a protester turned the tables on the surveillance state #china #surveillance #humanrights nytimes.com/2025/09/02/bus…
Don’t hold your breath for a Chinese-led world order. Commentators have been quick to proclaim this week’s theatre as a seminal moment. But as I argue in @spectator … not so fast.#china #militaryparade #xijinping #putin spectator.co.uk/article/has-xi…
How do we understand the relationship between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin? Here’s my explainer for @TimesRadio youtu.be/JLVdK7MX-WA?fe…
The great Xi Jinping makeover is in full swing. Champion of free trade, friend of foreign investors & tech entrepreneurs in the face of Trump mayhem. But as I argue in @thetimes #china shape-shifting is cynical and barely credible thetimes.com/article/c05b6a…
#China has moved fast to take advantage of Trump alienating much of the world. But as I ask in @spectator is anybody really fooled by Xi Jinping’s makeover? spectator.co.uk/article/how-ch…
Love him or loath him, Boris Johnson has a point …
Love him or loath him, Boris Johnson has a point …
Head of Communist Party’s Int Dept has disappeared. deputy may have been nabbed. Few tears will be shed for man with thuggish past, whose latest job was influence abroad. What does Xi’s latest purge tell us? #china #corruption @SafeguardDefend spectator.co.uk/article/xis-pu…
Ministers are considering selling Thames Water to a Chinese company, albeit one based in Hong Kong, but in the cross-hairs of the communist party. Has the govt learned nothing? #china #thameswater dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
It's generally agreed UK needs more #China expertise - from understanding the place to speaking Mandarin. But as I ask in @spectator what if institutions charged with improving capabilities are captured by the Chinese communist party? @ukctransparency spectator.co.uk/article/can-ch…
A real pleasure to join @PhilipIngMBE on @TimesRadio excellent Frontline podcast, talking Russia, China, Ukraine and much more @BirlinnBooks #china #Russia #Ukraine #Ukrainewar youtu.be/aegWOaXlSaU?fe…
I'm delighted that the updated paperback edition of Vampire State is published today by @BirlinnBooks. Understanding #china troubled but predatory economy is more important than ever #economy #TradeDeal #Tradewars #Beijing @andrewlownie
I'm delighted that the updated paperback edition of Vampire State is published today by @BirlinnBooks. Understanding #china troubled but predatory economy is more important than ever #economy #TradeDeal #Tradewars #Beijing
Wonderful to catch up with @wuerkaixi in Taichung, Taiwan. The exiled Chinese dissident and former Tiananmen Square student leader is an inspiration for those fighting for human rights in #china
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Is China cooking the books on its economy? ✍️ Ian Williams spectator.co.uk/article/is-chi…
So #china says economy grew 5.2% in the quarter to June & most commentators took that at face value. Wake up! CCP stats are political, not economic, more so that ever, and as I explain in @spectator they need to be treated with a huge does of scepticism spectator.co.uk/article/is-chi…
A big thank you to everybody who came to the @FCCThai Wednesday for my book talk. China is such an important issue right now, and understanding its predatory economy is more important than ever. Good to be back in Thailand and catching up with old friends.
Looking forward enormously to talking at the @FCCThai next Wednesday about my new book. Understanding #china predatory economy and the global battle for tech supremacy is more important than ever. fccthai.com/events/517
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