China Correspondent

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a seasoned journalist to cover China, the world's second-largest economy and a rising geopolitical rival to the U.S. The role involves capturing China’s cross-currents—from its rapid technological advancement to its internal economic challenges—and translating these dynamics into clear, impactful stories that illuminate China’s evolving place on the global stage.

• Identify emerging big-picture themes across China’s political, economic and societal landscape, delivering stories with sweep and heft.
• Break news and provide analysis on developments across politics, economy, society, geopolitics and military affairs.
• Report deeply on long-term changes in China’s mood, political climate, economic condition and demography.
• Combine limited on-the-ground reporting with bigger-picture insights from data, surveys, online discourse and expert analysis.
• Tell stories that reso...