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Joe Leahy

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Beijing bureau chief @FT joseph.leahy@ft.com, msg me for Telegram/Signal/WeChat

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Beijing threatens to strike back if US sanctions on Iran hit China’s interests

Bessent crackdown triggers warning • ‘All necessary measures’ on standby • Trade war truce at risk

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Beijing evokes Mao era with tough controls on citizens’ overseas travel

With:Arjun Neil Alim
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Financial Times•SEP 16, 2026
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Beijing threatens to strike back if US sanctions on Iran hit China’s interests

Bessent crackdown triggers warning • ‘All necessary measures’ on standby • Trade war truce at risk

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Financial Times•AUG 26, 2026•Lead Story
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Robots will replace JD.com’s 700,000 couriers ‘sooner or later’, boss warns

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Financial Times•JUN 23, 2026
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Washington-Beijing ties depend on 'Taiwan question', Xi warns Trump

'Conflict' risk if badly managed ● Fears over China's price for Iran help ● Taipei rejects comments

With:James Politi,Demetri Sevastopulo,Edward White
FT
Financial Times•MAY 15, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames the diplomatic summit through the lens of heightened geopolitical stakes, specifically highlighting explicit warnings regarding Taiwan. It maintains a measured tone despite the mention of conflict risk, presenting it as a formal diplomatic caution rather than an imminent threat.
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Trump demands Xi ‘open’ China to US business on trade-focused visit

Iran and Taiwan tensions • Executives join mission • Boeing order likely • Trip follows tariff spat

With:James Politi
FT
Financial Times•MAY 14, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames the diplomatic summit primarily as a transactional business mission, highlighting corporate delegations and specific trade deals alongside the broader geopolitical friction.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Joe Leahy in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.