Edward Wong

Edward Wong writes for The New York Times on American foreign policy and its impact, as well as on the foreign policies of other nations. He has reported on topics ranging from espionage to economic competition to environmental crises.

His recent coverage focuses on the multipolar world, authoritarian states, and wars and superpower rivalries involving the United States. Wong has reported for The Times for more than 25 years, focusing on international news. Wong joined The Times after graduate school and reported for the metro, business and sports sections before going to Iraq, where he covered the war from 2003 to 2007, at the height of the conflict. Wong received a Livingston Award and was on a team of Pulitzer Prize finalists for war coverage. He then spent nearly a decade as a China correspondent and Beijing bureau chief. He is the author of “At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning with China,” a book of memoir and reportage that tells the story of modern China.

Wong graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. He has joint master’s degrees in journalism and international studies from UC Berkeley. He has studied Mandarin at Beijing Language and Culture University, Taiwan University and Middlebury College.