Coverage dated August 20, 2026

AP reporter Christopher Bodeen, a tenacious chronicler of China’s rise, dies at 55

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Longtime AP correspondent Christopher Bodeen has died at 55. He was a tenacious, old-school wire service reporter who brought a keen analytical eye and a wry sense of humor to decades of work in China, Taiwan and in war zones and natural disasters across the globe for The Associated Press.

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    Longtime AP correspondent Christopher Bodeen has died at 55. He was a tenacious, old-school wire service reporter who brought a keen analytical eye and a wry sense of humor to decades of work in China, Taiwan and in war zones and natural disasters across the globe for The Associated Press.

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