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David Pierson of the Los Angeles Times Discusses Reporting in China
David Pierson, a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times since 2000, discusses his experiences reporting in China, beginning with covering the aftermath of ethnic violence in Xinjiang.
January 17, 2019
David Pierson is a Southeast Asia correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in Singapore. A staff writer since 2000, he was previously based in Beijing covering China. Pierson is a native of Hong Kong and has also written on technology, agriculture and marijuana from California.
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