Tracy Wen Liu

Tracy Wen Liu is an investigative reporter, author, and translator who focuses on the U.S.-China relationship.

Articles by Tracy Wen Liu
Patients are treated in a hospital in Beijing.
Patients are treated in a hospital in Beijing.

COVID-Ravaged Chinese Public Is Desperate for Paxlovid

Report
Tracy Wen Liu
Patients with COVID-19 lie in beds at Tangshan Gongren Hospital in China's northeastern city of Tangshan.
Patients with COVID-19 lie in beds at Tangshan Gongren Hospital in China's northeastern city of Tangshan.

The Chinese Public Doesn’t Know Who to Trust Anymore

Argument
Tracy Wen Liu
Emergency health workers transport a patient to a fever clinic at a hospital in Beijing on Dec. 21.
Emergency health workers transport a patient to a fever clinic at a hospital in Beijing on Dec. 21.

How China Botched the End of Zero-COVID

Analysis
James Palmer, Michael Rowand, Tracy Wen Liu
People line up for a nucleic acid test in Beijing.
People line up for a nucleic acid test in Beijing.

Young Chinese Are Despairing of a Zero-COVID Future

Argument
Tracy Wen Liu
Police block abortion rights protesters in Texas.
Police block abortion rights protesters in Texas.

China Owned My Mother’s Womb. Texas Owns Mine.

Argument
Tracy Wen Liu
A resident receives a coronavirus vaccine in China
A resident receives a coronavirus vaccine in China

Older Chinese Are Demanding Money to Get Vaccinated

Report
Tracy Wen Liu
A girl carries vegetables in Shanghai
A girl carries vegetables in Shanghai

Shanghai’s Food Shortages Spur Voluntarism and Cynicism

Report
Tracy Wen Liu
An illustration of China's Gen Z.
An illustration of China's Gen Z.

Generation Snitch This article has an audio recording

Argument
Tracy Wen Liu
The Russian and Chinese presidents pose for a photo.
The Russian and Chinese presidents pose for a photo.

Chinese State Media Is Pushing Pro-Russian Misinformation Worldwide

Analysis
Tracy Wen Liu
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi remotely speaks at the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi remotely speaks at the U.N. Human Rights Council.

China’s Propaganda Over Ukraine Is Shifting and Uncertain

Analysis
Tracy Wen Liu
A man uses his cellphone in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.
A man uses his cellphone in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.

China’s Growing Censorship Is Training the Public to Be Online Snitches

Argument
Tracy Wen Liu
A medical worker at the Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, China
A medical worker at the Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, China

A Year On, Wuhan Victims Are Still Scarred and Still Censored

Report
Tracy Wen Liu
Members of the U.S. Congress run for cover as protesters try to enter the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6.
Members of the U.S. Congress run for cover as protesters try to enter the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6.

Chinese Media Calls Capitol Riot ‘World Masterpiece’

Argument
Tracy Wen Liu
A newsstand in Beijing on Aug. 19.
A newsstand in Beijing on Aug. 19.

China Media Told to Stay Low-Key on U.S. Election

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Tracy Wen Liu
Chinese tourists
Chinese tourists

The Chinese Public Is Convinced Trump Will Win

Election 2020
Tracy Wen Liu
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