Yanmei Xie is China Policy Analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics, a financial research and consulting firm. She focuses on China's politics, political economy and foreign policy. Previously, she was International Crisis Group’s Senior China Analyst, and worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C., for C-SPAN, the Capitol News Connection, Fox News, and the McGraw Hill Co. Before moving to the United States, Xie was an international news producer at China Central Television.