Wayne Chang

China News Desk Producer

Wayne Chang is a China News Desk Producer for CNN International based in Hong Kong.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping shakes hands with former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10, 2024.
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China’s Xi hosts former Taiwan president in Beijing, in rare meeting echoing bygone era of warmer ties
Apr 11, 2024
Chinese leader Xi Jinping held rare talks on Wednesday with a former president of Taiwan who supports closer ties with China, a highly unusual meeting just weeks before the democratic island swears in a new leader Beijing openly loathes.
Roger takes part in a search operation.
Kaohsiung Fire Department
Roger, overly playful dog who failed police academy, becomes star of Taiwan quake response
Apr 10, 2024
A labrador retriever who failed to become a drug detection dog because he was overly friendly and playful has won hearts across Taiwan for his detection work in the aftermath of last week’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake.
HUAI'AN, CHINA - APRIL 8, 2024 - The site of a real estate project under construction in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, April 8, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Fitch downgrades China’s outlook over economic worries
Apr 10, 2024
Fitch downgraded its outlook on China’s credit rating on Tuesday, citing increasing risks to its finances as it faces economic challenges.
SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 2, 2019 - (FILE) A joint booth set up by Blizzard and NetEase Games at Chinajoy on August 2, 2019 in Shanghai, China. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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‘World of Warcraft’ and other hit games return to China as Blizzard and NetEase end dispute
Apr 10, 2024
China’s gaming giant NetEase will bring back the iconic “World of Warcraft” and other popular video games by Blizzard Entertainment to the country, the two companies said in a statement Wednesday.
Photo taken in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, on April 5, 2024, shows fallen rocks on a road leading to Taroko National Park, following a powerful earthquake on April 3. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)
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Taiwan’s Taroko National Park closed ‘until further notice’ following earthquake
Apr 10, 2024
The Taroko National Park in eastern Taiwan will close until further notice after the island was struck by the strongest earthquake in 25 years.
Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds still awaiting rescue, death toll rises to 13
Apr 6, 2024
More than 600 people remain stranded and are still awaiting rescue in Taiwan since a 7.4 magnitude tremor earthquake struck on Wednesday, the Taiwan’s National Fire Agency (NFA) said in a statement Saturday, with 12 more people still missing.
Traffic builds in front of a damaged building in Hualien following this week's deadly earthquake.
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Taiwan shaken but unbowed as biggest quake in 25 years spotlights preparedness — and lessons learned
Apr 5, 2024
Hard lessons learned from a devastating earthquake in 1997 have helped the tremor-prone island avoid mass casualties.
In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
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7.4 magnitude quake hits Taiwan, strongest in 25 years
Apr 4, 2024
A major earthquake has hit the east coast of Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.4, the strongest on the island in 25 years.
In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on April 3, 2024.
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Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years kills at least nine
Apr 4, 2024
Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years Wednesday, killing at least nine and injuring more than 800 others.
Chinese Xi Jinping meets with US CEOs and academics at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 27, 2024.
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China’s Xi meets American CEOs to boost confidence in world’s second largest economy
Mar 28, 2024
Chinese leader Xi Jinping met more than a dozen US CEOs and academics on Wednesday as Beijing renewed efforts to woo back foreign investors and mend strained relations with the United States.
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh met in Qatar with Chinese diplomat Wang Kejian on March 17.
Hamas Media Office
Chinese envoy meets Hamas chief Haniyeh after first visit to Israel since Gaza war began
Mar 19, 2024
Chinese diplomat Wang Kejian met Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar, China’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, the first meeting between a Chinese and Hamas official publicly acknowledged by Beijing since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the US has never found evidence that TikTok poses a threat to its national security.
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China says US TikTok ban ‘an act of bullying’ that would backfire
Mar 14, 2024
China has described a potential TikTok ban as “an act of bullying” that would backfire on America.
A Beijing Capital International Airport departure lobby is crowded with people flying out of the Chinese capital on Sept. 29, 2023, ahead of National Day on Oct. 1 marking the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)
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China to extend visa exemption to six European countries
Mar 7, 2024
China’s top diplomat has announced plans to extend the country’s visa exemption policy to six additional European countries.
Taiwan is facing a major labour shortage.
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Taiwan wants to hire Indian workers. What’s skin color or religion got to do with it?
Mar 6, 2024
Taiwan has swung into damage control mode after its labor minister made controversial comments about the skin color, religion and diets of some Indians ahead of a potential drive to recruit migrant workers to the island.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen meets with Rep. Mike Gallagher in Taipei on February 22.
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US will support Taiwan regardless of election results, Rep. Gallagher says on visit to island
Feb 22, 2024
American support for Taiwan will continue no matter who wins the upcoming US election, House Rep. Mike Gallagher told an audience in the democratic island on Thursday, as tensions simmer between Taipei and Beijing.
This picture taken on December 5, 2023 shows China's Xiamen (back) with anti-landing spikes placed on Taiwan's frontline island of Little Kinmen. Spikes jut from the beaches of Taiwan's Kinmen island, military checkpoints serve as traffic roundabouts and bunkers double up as tourist cafes -- reminders everywhere of the conflict decades earlier with Chinese communist forces. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) / To go with 'TAIWAN-CHINA-US-POLITICS-VOTE-KINMEN,FOCUS' by Dene CHEN (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)
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China’s coast guard has triggered ‘panic’ in Taiwan. That’s only part of Beijing’s plan
Feb 21, 2024
Chinese coast guard’s increased patrols are Beijing’s latest effort to tilt the status quo in its favor by undermining Taiwan’s control of waters around its outlying islands, analysts say.

About

Wayne Chang is a China News Desk Producer for CNN International based in Hong Kong. He is primarily focused on covering breaking news and feature stories across the Greater China region. He has played a key role in CNN’s coverage of major stories in the Asia Pacific region, including US House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s historic visit to Taiwan and its fallout.

Prior to joining CNN, Chang worked at a leading global business intelligence firm for six years, where he managed and conducted numerous in-depth background checks, fraud detections and investigations into senior executives and conglomerates across the Greater China region and the United States. He also provided official training to journalists on public record research.

Chang has also freelanced for various international and regional news outlets, including Al Jazeera, the HuffPost and UDN Global. He received a Cross-Strait Relations and Mainland News Reporting Award from Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council for his coverage of the 2014 Hong Kong protests.

Chang received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Hong Kong, where he studied economics and journalism. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.