New York, NY
Dr. Dana Cheng is co-founder and Vice President of The Epoch Times, where she serves as Senior Editor of China News. She holds a PhD in physics and fled China as a political refugee.
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Dr. Dana Cheng is a co-founder and Vice President of The Epoch Times, an international print and online newspaper published in 35 countries and 19 languages. She serves as Senior Editor for China News at the publication, providing expert coverage of Chinese Communist Party affairs and US-China relations.
Cheng grew up in Wuhan, China and holds a PhD in physics. She fled China as a political refugee and came to the United States, where she has dedicated her career to building truthful media coverage that counters communist propaganda. In 2000, she co-founded The Epoch Times to provide independent news to Chinese communities worldwide.
Under Cheng's editorial leadership, The Epoch Times has broken numerous important stories on CCP influence operations years ahead of other media outlets, including coverage of the United Front, the "thousand talents" program, and Confucius Institutes. Her deep sources in China, Hong Kong, and throughout Asia have provided critical insights on stories including the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in her hometown of Wuhan.
Cheng has appeared on the Kim Monson Show five times between 2020 and 2025, providing analysis on topics including the coronavirus outbreak and Chinese government censorship, CCP media suppression tactics, attacks on The Epoch Times Hong Kong printing facility, and China's economic challenges and infiltration strategies.
May 20, 2025
Colorado Politics & Policy
George Teal and David Iyer debate Douglas County home rule while Dr. Dana Cheng analyzes China's economic crisis and tariff impacts on May 20, 2025.
“In China, only the very top communist leader want to use the communist system to hold on to the power.”
April 19, 2021
Dana Cheng of the Epoch Times and Brigitte Gabriel discuss CCP media attacks and vaccine passports. April 19, 2021.
“Yes, big techs are behaving more and more like a communist corporation, unfortunately. Unfortunately. It controls media. It controls the voice.”
November 30, 2020
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Election integrity, Hong Kong's pro-democracy crisis, and human trafficking with Kurgan, Cheng, and Buerger. November 30, 2020.
“And because we have experienced Chinese Communist Party's propaganda, and people really need free information, uncensored information.”
March 2, 2020
Ballot Measures & TABOR
Tim Neville exposes Colorado legislature's attacks on TABOR while Dr. Dana Cheng shares coronavirus updates from her hometown Wuhan. Monday, March 2, 2020.
“The difficulty is it's very hard to get real information because CCP, it's still communist regime, CCP suppress information.”
February 7, 2020
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Dana Cheng reveals coronavirus origins in China. Doug Townsend and Samantha Cook discuss freedoms. February 7, 2020.
“So if people are speaking about something they don't like to hear, they can arrest you.”
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