Joshua Yang is a freelance journalist writing about international affairs. He has covered children under Russian siege in eastern Ukraine, the exploitation of Indian laborers in Israel,
the Trump administration’s broken promises for Afghans, and
the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, among other topics. Joshua’s work appears in The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Rest of World, LA Review of Books, and elsewhere.
Joshua is a master’s student at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge scholar. He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in philosophy.
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A selected list of work.
Ukraine’s Lost Generation, Foreign Policy, February 2026.
> Students and teachers are struggling to keep education alive in underground schools.
> Students and teachers are struggling to keep education alive in underground schools.
India Is Disenfranchising Millions of Voters, Foreign Policy, November 2025.
> A controversial policy may be targeting religious minorities and Dalits.
> A controversial policy may be targeting religious minorities and Dalits.
China’s demographic crisis means it’s going to run out of workers, The Washington Post, October 2025.
> China is experiencing unprecedented, and probably irreversible, population decline that will hamper its economic growth and its ambitions to rival the United States.
> China is experiencing unprecedented, and probably irreversible, population decline that will hamper its economic growth and its ambitions to rival the United States.
Afghans promised a home in U.S. may face repatriation — and the Taliban, The Washington Post, July 2025.
> Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
> Afghans who helped American forces are stuck in limbo as the Trump administration cuts the State Department office for Afghan relocation.
In China, the master’s degree is the new bachelor’s degree, The Washington Post, July 2025.
> College graduates are returning to school just to have a chance in a job market marred by China’s shaky post-pandemic recovery.
> College graduates are returning to school just to have a chance in a job market marred by China’s shaky post-pandemic recovery.
Under heavy guard, Hindu pilgrimage resumes at site of Kashmir attack, The Washington Post, July 2025.
> The Indian government dispatched tens of thousands of troops as pilgrims convened in the disputed territory.
> The Indian government dispatched tens of thousands of troops as pilgrims convened in the disputed territory.
Vacation’s End, The Caravan, September 2024.
> A continued ban on Chinese tourists in India and deterioriating India-China relations are forcing Mandarin-speaking tour guides to seek other jobs.
> A continued ban on Chinese tourists in India and deterioriating India-China relations are forcing Mandarin-speaking tour guides to seek other jobs.
The Dubious Land Deal Threatening East Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, The Nation, May 2024.
> A shady land deal with alleged ties to Israeli settlers threatens Jerusalem’s centuries-old Armenian diaspora — and the existence of a pluralistic Jerusalem for Christians, Muslims, and Jews alike.
> A shady land deal with alleged ties to Israeli settlers threatens Jerusalem’s centuries-old Armenian diaspora — and the existence of a pluralistic Jerusalem for Christians, Muslims, and Jews alike.
Israel is Desperate to Replace Palestinian Farmhands, Foreign Policy, April 2024.
> Indian migrant workers who have come to the country after Oct. 7 report enduring months of mistreatment and exploitation.
> Indian migrant workers who have come to the country after Oct. 7 report enduring months of mistreatment and exploitation.
Real Lives, Mekong Review, November 2023.
> Profiling a community archive that keeps Hong Kong stories alive.
> Profiling a community archive that keeps Hong Kong stories alive.
Hong Kong politicians are making a splash on Chinese social media — and finding mainland fans, Rest of World, August 2023.
> Hong Kong leaders are opening accounts on mainland Chinese social media.
> Hong Kong leaders are opening accounts on mainland Chinese social media.
Resilience in community: Marshallese leaders race to fill gaps in aid amid ‘existential threats,’ The Yappie, May 2022.
> Documenting the Marshallese diaspora’s response to climate change and a lingering nuclear legacy.
> Documenting the Marshallese diaspora’s response to climate change and a lingering nuclear legacy.
The End of the Trump-Modi Bromance, The Washington Post, August 2025.
> Trump’s tariffs against India threatens to end Washington’s decades-long, bipartisan consensus to forge stronger U.S.-India ties.
> Trump’s tariffs against India threatens to end Washington’s decades-long, bipartisan consensus to forge stronger U.S.-India ties.
Hong Kong’s Bureaucrats Don’t Make Good Authoritarians, Foreign Policy, September 2023.
> It turns out the Hong Kong government is really good at self-sabotage.
> It turns out the Hong Kong government is really good at self-sabotage.
What is the Belt and Road Initiative Really? Himal Southasian, July 2025.
> On Simon Curtis and Ian Klaus’s “The Belt and Road City.”
> On Simon Curtis and Ian Klaus’s “The Belt and Road City.”
A Memoryless Hong Kong, LA Review of Books, February 2024.
> On Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin’s “Among the Braves” and Brian Kern’s “Liberate Hong Kong.”
> On Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin’s “Among the Braves” and Brian Kern’s “Liberate Hong Kong.”
Heartbreak City, The Daily Princetonian, August 2023.
> On a dreamy summer in Hong Kong.
> On a dreamy summer in Hong Kong.
Clinging onto Lunar New Year, The Daily Princetonian, January 2023.
> Reflections on a festive occasion.
> Reflections on a festive occasion.
