William Wan
Correspondent

Wan is a China correspondent, based in Shanghai and Beijing. He previously served as diplomatic correspondent focusing on U.S.-Asia policy.

He was part of the Post’s 2010 Pulitzer finalist team that covered the Fort Hood shootings and has won multiple awards his coverage of religion. He has worked as a metro reporter for Los Angeles Times, a rewrite man for The Baltimore Sun and a staff writer for The Washington Post since 2005.

Latest by William Wan

North Korea sends signals it may be willing to rejoin disarmament talks

North Korea sends signals it may be willing to rejoin disarmament talks

Chinese media report that a special envoy relayed the North’s willingness to resume negotiations.

China urges N. Koreans to release fishing crew

China urges N. Koreans to release fishing crew

The capture of a Chinese fishing boat in early May could worsen a diplomatic rift between allies.

Meet China's pornography censors

Meet China's pornography censors

What it's like to watch sexually explicit DVDs in the service of the state.

Corruption and abuse plague China’s sex workers

Corruption and abuse plague China’s sex workers

New report says police routinely extort, beat and abuse prostitutes in China.