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Benjamin Carlson

Senior Correspondent

GlobalPost

Benjamin Carlson is GlobalPost’s senior correspondent covering China. Previously, he was executive editor of the Atlantic Wire in Washington. He has written on arts, culture, business, economics, and politics for The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and more.

China economy: Wild West when it comes to securing trademarks

Business, Finance & Economics

Major global brands like Apple and Michael Jordan fight to protect their names from rivals.

China at a crossroads: the upshot from the Party Congress

Business, Finance & Economics

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption crime fighters

Agence France-Presse

In China’s assault on microblogging, business wins

Politics

In China, hot money crosses borders

Agence France-Presse

Will Wukan have a ripple effect?

Business, Economics and Jobs

Villagers in rural China win another round, but the significance for the rest of the country remains unclear.

China’s blind activist: watershed for human rights?

Politics

Premier Wen Jiabao faces a stark choice: Embrace this moment as an opportunity for reform, or slip back further into repression.

China-Philippines standoff: Will the US military get involved?

Politics

For nearly a month, Chinese and Filipino ships have been locked in a standoff near disputed territory, with no end in sight.

Standoff in South China Sea (Q&A with Asia Society’s Andrew Billo)

Politics

Southeast Asia policy expert Andrew Billo talks to GlobalPost on the rising Scarborough Shoal conflict between China and the Philippines.

Is China turning against foreigners to cement control?

Lifestyle

In the midst of a politically delicate moment, ginning up resentment against foreigners is a tried and true political tactic.