Reuters to open new bureau in Shenzhen

Reuters announced Wednesday that it will open a new bureau in Shenzhen, China, later this month.

The new bureau reflects the news agency’s moves to bolster business and companies coverage in China and globally. The establishment of the Shenzhen bureau recognizes the pivotal role of the Pearl River Delta region, and China more broadly, in the global technology industry.

The Shenzhen bureau will be headed by Reuters new South China correspondent Sue-Lin Wong.

Originally from Sydney, Australia, Sue-Lin joined Reuters in 2014 and has been based in Beijing since late 2015, covering economics and general news.

“This opening of the new Shenzhen bureau is a mark of Reuters commitment to deepen our coverage of companies in Asia, especially in China, where the government is pushing a strategy of developing as a technology superpower in emerging fields, ranging from artificial intelligence to next-generation semiconductors,” said Kevin Krolicki, regional editor Asia at Reuters, in a statement.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.