David Rennie (columnist)

David Rennie
David Rennie in 2017
Born1971 (age 52–53)
EducationUniversity of Cambridge[1]
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • columnist
  • foreign correspondent
EmployerThe Economist (2007–)

David Rennie (born 1971)[2] is a British journalist. He is a columnist for The Economist, where until September 2017 he served as the Lexington columnist (Farewell Lexington column) and until 2024 as Beijing bureau chief and author of the Chaguan column on China.[3] Currently he serves as The Economist's geopolitics editor.[4] He is the son of Sir John Rennie, former 'C' (i.e., Director) of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).[5]

  1. ^ David Rennie Insight Bureau Speaker Profile
  2. ^ Britain and the EU: The ultimate Eurosceptic fantasy: putting faith in the Commonwealth | The Economist
  3. ^ "The Economist's new China column: Chaguan". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. ^ "How Close can a Foreigner Get to Understanding China". The Economist. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Past Chiefs of SIS". MI6. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.