Stephanie Yang

Stephanie Yang is a China correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was a reporter with the Wall Street Journal in New York, Beijing and Taipei, covering a broad range of topics including financial markets, tech companies, New York City and the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Born and raised in Iowa, she graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-California), right, greets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, left, on arrival at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

Taiwan’s president meets with Kevin McCarthy in California. What her visit says about Taiwan’s future

April 5, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.

The simultaneous visits to rival superpowers by Taiwanese presidents past and present underscore the increasing precariousness of peace on the democratically ruled island, and the uncertain path to maintaining it...

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