John Pomfret
Staff Writer

John Pomfret is The Post’s Asia diplomatic correspondent.

Latest by John Pomfret

Doomed to disappointment

Doomed to disappointment

U.S. and China expect much from each other.

“Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom”

“Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom”

In a new history of the 19th-century Taiping Rebellion, historian Stephen R. Platt rethinks its significance on the global stage.

Review: ‘Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China’

Review: ‘Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China’

Ezra F. Vogel tells the story of how a Communist Party official changed China.

Book review: ‘Tiger Trap’

Book review: ‘Tiger Trap’

David Wise probes the spy war between the United States and China in his new book.