Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian is an expert on China, specifically Chinese politics and how China’s position in the world is changing. Right now, she is the China reporter for Axios and previously has written about the country for Foreign Policy Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic, among others.

Over the course of 2019, Bethany was the lead reporter on one of the year’s most significant pieces of investigative journalism, which focused on the appalling treatment of Uyghur Muslims  by the Chinese government. This project, which came to be known as the “China Cables,” exposed a widespread system of really disturbing persecution against this religious minority, which is occurring at the exact moment that the White House and a number of American companies are trying to figure out if and how they can responsibly and ethically engage with this rising super power.

Referenced in this episode:

“An American Reporter Was Denied A Visa To China. She Said It’s Because She Criticized The Communist Party.” Buzzfeed, June 19, 2019.

“Exposed: China’s Operating Manuals for Mass Internment and Arrest By Algorthim.” International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, November 24, 2019.

“‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims.” New York Times, November 16, 2019.

“U.S. commission says China may be guilty of "crimes against humanity’.” Axios, January 8, 2020.