Dominic Ziegler writes the ''Banyan'' column, which focuses on

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n-related issues, for ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British newspaper published weekly in printed magazine format and daily on Electronic publishing, digital platforms. It publishes stories on topics that include economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture. M ...

''. Ziegler served as the newspaper's China

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from 1994 to 2000, and as Tokyo Bureau Chief from 2005 to 2009. He published his first book in 2015 titled ''Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China''. In 2023, he moved to

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