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Eamon Barrett formerly was Fortune's news editor for Asia, based in Hong Kong, as well as the author of Fortune’s weekly Trust Factor newsletter. While on staff at Fortune, Eamon covered business and tech news in China and Asia at large. He studied Chinese and International Relations at the University of Leeds and has worked as a journalist in Asia since 2015, previously covering Chinese business trends with Week in China, where he also published several guidebooks to Chinese cities.

Alibaba Investor Day 2018
Leadership‘It’s Going to Be a Mess.’ Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Says U.S.-China Trade War Could Last 20 Years
By Eamon BarrettSeptember 19, 2018
Department of Justice
The U.S. Tells Chinese Media to Register as Foreign Agents Under a Law Designed to Catch Nazis
By Eamon BarrettSeptember 19, 2018
Mangkhut, Apple, and Google: The Gathering Storm
LeadershipMangkhut, Apple, and Google: The Gathering Storm
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 15, 2018
China’s ‘Amazon For Services’ Confirms IPO Plans, Despite a Tech Slump
TechChina’s ‘Amazon For Services’ Confirms IPO Plans, Despite a Tech Slump
By Eamon BarrettSeptember 11, 2018
2018 Alibaba Xin Philanthropy Conference
LeadershipNo, Jack Ma Is Not ‘Retiring’—Yet
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 8, 2018
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TechHuawei Announces the World’s First 7-Nanometer Chipset, Beating Apple to the Punch
By Eamon BarrettSeptember 5, 2018
For Tencent, Game Over?
LeadershipFor Tencent, Game Over?
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettSeptember 1, 2018
People are reading on smart phones in subway. Figures from
Bullet, China’s Latest Messaging App, Pops Shots at WeChat
By Eamon BarrettAugust 31, 2018
Day 3 - Mobile World Congress 2018
Embattled ZTE Is Back on Track, But Its Core Problem Remains
By Eamon BarrettAugust 30, 2018
If China Sags, Can Alibaba Soar?
CommentaryIf China Sags, Can Alibaba Soar?
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettAugust 25, 2018
Fear and FIRRMA
LeadershipFear and FIRRMA
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettAugust 18, 2018
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RetailCoffee Clash: Why Starbucks is Adding Delivery to its China Stores
By Eamon BarrettAugust 14, 2018
Now Playing in China: Megalo-Don
CommentaryNow Playing in China: Megalo-Don
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettAugust 11, 2018
Peak Xi?
CommentaryPeak Xi?
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettAugust 4, 2018
Dockless bike sharing bikes at Alameda RTD Station
TechHere’s Why the Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Ofo Slammed the Brakes in the U.S.
By Eamon BarrettJuly 26, 2018
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