Richard Spencer is a China correspondent at The Times. He writes news, features, and analysis focusing on China and its global relationships, while also drawing from his extensive experience covering the Middle East and its political, social, and economic developments. His work has been featured in notable publications such as Stuff, The Australian, and The Herald Journal.
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Richard Spencer's coverage is heavily oriented towards breaking news and evolving stories, with a predominant focus on world affairs. His articles often center around the Israel-Palestine conflict, Middle Eastern geopolitics, and global political developments.
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When Hui Ka Yan's property firm crashed, it almost torpedoed the economy Richard Spencer i | Times Newspapers
Hu Anyan worked a brutally hard life in China’s gig economy, but he dreamed of becoming a writer. His book I Deliver Parcels in Beijing is now sold across the world
Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, who organised vigils for Tiananmen Square victims, are the latest to fall foul of Beijing’s national security law
Gao Zhen was accused of ‘infringing on the reputation of heroes and martyrs’ in an emblematic case for President Xi’s cultural crackdown
By: Adam Vaughan, Richard Spencer
Dewan Rai, Richard Spencer and Adam Vaughan | Times Newspapers Nepal/Tibet
The country is the latest entrant to the competition in the increasingly crowded health tourism market
If you had asked people living in prosperous western countries a decade ago about travelling to the global south for medical treatment, they would have looked at you blankly.
Rescuers believe some of 900 hydropower plant workers buried by flash floods may still be alive after efforts are buoyed by survivors being pulled from the mud
A prominent teacher has earned a rebuke from a President Xi ‘wolf warrior’ by questioning the utility of a tongue most of the country will never need
The Chinese president attended a summit of ‘middle powers’, including Putin and Modi, determined to find an alternative global order to that led by the US
