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Eamon Barrett formerly was Fortune's news editor for Asia, based in Hong Kong, as well as the author of Fortune’s weekly Trust Factor newsletter. While on staff at Fortune, Eamon covered business and tech news in China and Asia at large. He studied Chinese and International Relations at the University of Leeds and has worked as a journalist in Asia since 2015, previously covering Chinese business trends with Week in China, where he also published several guidebooks to Chinese cities.

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‘Unrealistically high:’ Experts doubt China can fulfill its targets in ‘Phase One’ of the U.S. trade deal
By Eamon BarrettJanuary 16, 2020
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Plant-based meats are eating more menu space and it’s not just because of ‘Veganuary’
By Eamon BarrettJanuary 9, 2020
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Newsletters
Bridging the Climate Gap
By Eamon Barrett and Katherine DunnDecember 19, 2019
EC President Ursula von der Leyen at COP25
Newsletters
The European Commission President Announced a European Green Deal, Targeting a Carbon Neutral E.U. by 2050
By Eamon BarrettDecember 12, 2019
Bloomberg Best of the Year 2019: Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., leaves her home for a court appearance wearing an electronic ankle tag in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Photographer: Jennifer Gauthier/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Leadership
The ‘Princess’ and the Prisoner: How China’s Huawei Lost Public Support at Home
By Eamon BarrettDecember 7, 2019
China child holds flag in Beijing snow
Newsletters
The Case Against China ‘Panic’
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettDecember 7, 2019
MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 02: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media at the opening day of the UNFCCC COP25 climate conference on December 2, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. The conference brings together world leaders, climate activists, NGOs, indigenous people and others together for two weeks in an effort to focus global policy makers on concrete steps for heading off a further rise in global temperatures. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Newsletters
COP25 Convenes in Madrid to Finalize Rules on the Paris Agreement
By Eamon BarrettDecember 5, 2019
Notre Dame Cathedral Fire-April 2019
Newsletters
The Design Fail Behind the Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettDecember 3, 2019
A TikTok logo is seen on a mobile device in Mountain View, California on November 2, 2019 as a photo illustration. The U.S. government organization, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Cos $1 billion acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly. (Photo by Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Tech
TikTok Apologizes and Reverses Course After Deleting a Video That Criticized China
By Eamon BarrettNovember 28, 2019
Should Designers Adopt a Code of Ethics?
Newsletters
Should Designers Adopt a Code of Ethics?
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettNovember 26, 2019
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Newsletters
‘Climate Emergency’ Is Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year 2019
By Eamon BarrettNovember 21, 2019
NANJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 05: An investor watches an electronic board at a stock exchange hall on November 5, 2019 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. Chinese shares dropped on Wednesday. The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 12.97 points, or 0.43 percent, to close at 2,978.60 points. The Shenzhen Component Index dropped 77.63 points, or 0.78 percent, to close at 9,860.97 points. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
Finance
Two Thirds of China’s Executives Would Rather IPO at Home Than in the U.S.
By Eamon BarrettNovember 20, 2019
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The Controversial Debate Over the Values of Design
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettNovember 19, 2019
027 Fortune Global Forum November 19th, 2019 Paris, France 10:30 GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY Today’s consumers are more environmentally and socially conscious than ever, taking into consideration not just the price of a product or service, but the values and ethics of the company selling it. Major corporations around the world, aware of this new buying power, are quickly taking note, and as the urgency of climate change becomes impossible to ignore, businesses are being forced to act. From cosmetics to beverages and banking, no industry is immune to the effects of climate change. CEOs from diverse sectors share insights on how their businesses are stepping up and making sustainability a priority. Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and CEO, Saint-Gobain Christiana Figueres, Founding Partner, Global Optimism; Former Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change Convention Yves Perrier, Chief Executive Officer, Amundi Interviewer: Alan Murray, FORTUNE Photograph by Stuart Isett for Fortune
Conferences
The ‘Surround Sound Effect’: How Businesses Are Again Pulling Governments Forward On Climate Change
By Eamon BarrettNovember 19, 2019
Buildings on the Hong Kong skyline are seen from Victoria Peak at night in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong have sustained their momentum since the first rally on June 9, creating the biggest crisis for Beijings rule over the former British colony since returning to China in 1997. On Monday, Sept. 16, the protests, which show no sign of stopping, will reach the 100-day mark. Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Why Global CEOs Are Still Bullish on China
By Clay Chandler and Eamon BarrettNovember 16, 2019
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