James Miles took up his position as The Economist's China Editor in August 2014, having previously worked as Beijing Bureau Chief for 13 years. Before he joined The Economist in 2001 he reported on China for the BBC; as Beijing Bureau Chief from 1988 to 1994, Hong Kong Correspondent from 1995 to 1997 and Senior Chinese Affairs Analyst in London from 1997 to 2000. From 2000 to 2001 he was the Editor of Strategic Comments and Research Fellow for Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. James has been interviewed on CNN, Channel 4 evening news, BBC One Ten O'Clock News, BBC Radio 4 'Today', BBC Radio 5 Live evening news and ITV evening news, among others. He has written several special reports for The Economist on China and Taiwan.

Media Professionals, Journalism, China, Economy