Bethany Allen

Bethany Allen is a journalist covering China from Taipei. She is the author of Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World. She was previously an assistant editor and contributing reporter at Foreign Policy.

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‘Inshallah’ in the Age of Trump

Argument
Bethany Allen
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The Brangelina Divorce Just Broke the Chinese Internet

Tea Leaf Nation
Bethany Allen
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Hajj DIY: Apps Are Making the Pilgrimage Easier Than it’s Ever Been

Passport
Bethany Allen, Benjamin Soloway
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China’s G-20: The Most Censored Day of the Year

Tea Leaf Nation
Bethany Allen
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Japan’s Reluctant Feminist

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Bethany Allen
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Report: More Than 100 Chinese Muslims Have Joined the Islamic State

Tea Leaf Nation
Bethany Allen
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After South China Sea Ruling, China Censors Online Calls for War

Tea Leaf Nation
Bethany Allen
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Stronger In! (The British Empire)

Argument
Bethany Allen
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The Man Who Nailed Jello to the Wall

Tea Leaf Nation
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Watch: China Takes Teen-Friendly Tack in South China Sea Propaganda Battle

Tea Leaf Nation
David Wertime, Bethany Allen
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Beijing: Japanese Judge Means South China Sea Tribunal Is Biased

Tea Leaf Nation
Bethany Allen
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‘Wukan,’ Once a Byword for Chinese Democracy, Now Censored

Tea Leaf Nation
Leah Liu, Bethany Allen
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Nationalist Chinese Netizens Are Already Turning on Disney Shanghai

Tea Leaf Nation
Bethany Allen
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China, Explained

Tea Leaf Nation
Bethany Allen
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Beijing Calls South China Sea Island Reclamation a ‘Green Project’

Tea Leaf Nation
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