Wall Street Journal technology reporter Gillan Wong has been named news director for China for the Associated Press.
An AP story states, “Wong, who currently covers technology at The Wall Street Journal, will be based in Beijing as the AP’s greater China news director. In that role, she will oversee coverage in video, text and photos, across a territory that includes the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
“Wong’s appointment was announced Monday by Ted Anthony, the cooperative’s Bangkok-based director of Asia-Pacific news.
“‘I know few journalists in Asia or anywhere else who are as intrepid and creative as Gillian,’ Anthony said. ‘Her comprehensive understanding of the China story, after years of covering it inside and outside the country, will help the AP deliver what its customers expect about one of the biggest stories in the world — and more.'”
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