Weijia Jiang

Weijia Jiang
Born
Weijia Jiang

(1983-06-06) June 6, 1983 (age 41)
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Alma materCollege of William & Mary (BA)
Syracuse University (MS)
Occupation(s)News reporter, television journalist
Years active2006–present
Notable credit(s)WCBS-TV New York correspondent (2012–2015)
CBS News White House Correspondent (2018–present)
TitleWhite House Correspondent
Spouse
  • Luther Lowe (m. 2018)
Children1
Parents
  • Liya Wei (mother)
  • Huade "John" Jiang (father)
Weijia Jiang
Traditional Chinese姜偉嘉
Simplified Chinese姜伟嘉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Wěijiā
Wade–GilesJiang1 Wei3jia1

Weijia Jiang (Chinese: 姜伟嘉; pinyin: Jiāng Wěijiā; born June 6, 1983) is a Chinese-American television journalist and reporter.[1] She is based in Washington, D.C., and has served as the Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News since July 2018.[2] Jiang's question to President Donald Trump about the COVID-19 testing program in the United States[3] during a White House press briefing[4] received global attention and coverage.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Asian American journalists on what it's like reporting on the pain in their community". CBS News. March 26, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Weijia Jiang". CBS News. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "U.S. has world's biggest COVID-19 testing programme, says Donald Trump". The Hindu. PTI. July 14, 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Trump gets in spat with Asian American reporter". BBC News. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Trump abruptly ends press conference after spat with reporters". The Hindu. AP. May 12, 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Sandford, Alasdair (May 12, 2020). "'Don't ask me, ask China': Trump clashes with reporter on US tests". euronews. Retrieved July 29, 2021.