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Olivia Siong

Senior China Correspondent, Channel News Asia

Olivia is CNA’s senior correspondent who has spent seven years reporting from China based in the capital Beijing, covering politics, foreign affairs, and key economic developments shaping the world’s second-largest economy. She has covered major events such as the 20th Party Congress, the Communist Party’s 100th anniversary, and the deadly 2021 Henan floods, as well as done deep dives into China’s central region, northeast rust belt economy and the country’s evolving COVID-19 policies. Her coverage extends beyond China to regional issues, including North Korea, where she was among a select group of journalists invited to report from Pyongyang in 2018. Prior to her posting in Beijing, Olivia reported extensively on Singapore’s political and economic landscape, covering housing and transport developments, as well as major milestones such as Presidential and General elections and the passing of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

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