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Join us on Thursday, October 15, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce (9400 S. Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210) for light refreshments and a fireside chat with Jonathan Cheng, Wall Street Journal Bureau Chief.

Cheng will share insights on U.S.-China relations, reporting in China, and broader geopolitical issues. The conversation will also explore his book, KOREAN MESSIAH, a landmark history of North Korea told through the rise of the Kim dynasty and its surprising ties to American Christianity. Learn more at koreanmessiah.com.

Parking: A nearby garage is accessible from Canon Drive, next to Wally’s. From the garage, take the elevator to ground level, walk north toward Santa Monica Boulevard, and turn left. Enter through the glass doors marked Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and Beverly Hills Visitor Center, then take the elevator to the second floor.

Jonathan Cheng is the China bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, overseeing coverage of the world’s second-largest economy across politics, economics, business, technology, and society. Jonathan leads a team of two dozen correspondents and researchers in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, and New York, with responsibility for the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.

Previously, Jonathan was the Korea bureau chief for The Journal, running coverage of North Korea and South Korean politics and business. He began his career as an intern in The Journal’s Hong Kong bureau and also worked as a markets reporter in the Journal’s New York office.

Jonathan speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, French, and Korean. A native of Toronto, Jonathan graduated from Princeton University with a degree in history. He lives in Beijing and has traveled to North Korea twice.

Jonathan can be reached at [email protected], LinkedIn, or Twitter.