Cover Story

The Vapor Trail

Chinese vape makers exploited a loophole in rules set during the first Trump administration to spread their products across America. Could the president's trade war now help stem the tide?

The Big Picture

Wall Street’s CATL Dilemma

The battery giant’s Hong Kong IPO has put big American banks in Washington’s crosshairs.

Q & A

Jason Bedford on the Weak Spots in Chinese Banks

The longtime analyst explains why China’s banking system is key to understanding its economy, and why its top lenders might be both stronger — and weaker — than many assume.

News and Analysis

Freezing China Out of Setting the Rules for AI

The Trump Administration’s blacklisting of a Chinese research institute is set to make it harder for countries to work together on combating AI’s risks.

Opinion

How Trump’s China Policy Looks at the 100-Day Mark

The returning president’s approach so far risks degrading American alliances and partnerships and impeding productive diplomacy with Beijing.

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Face-Off: U.S. vs. China
A podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.

In a special bonus episode recorded live at the Asia Society, host Jane Perlez speaks with journalist and scholar Orville Schell about his 50 years covering Chinese leaders and their American counterparts. They attempt to answer the question: how did we get here?

'The Day Engagement Died'

Bob Davis reflects on his new ebook, the five year anniversary of the ‘China virus’, and what to expect from Trump 2.0.

Fred Bergsten on Rewriting the Rules of the U.S.-China Relationship

The influential economist talks about China's affect on the U.S. psyche, why globalization has been on the defensive for 25 years, and why economic leverage doesn't work to change China's behavior.

Fixing the U.S.-China Relationship

Recently, nearly 30 China experts got together to discuss how everything went so wrong and how it can be fixed.

Why Reading U.S.-China History Right Matters

Those who argue that U.S. policymakers “allowed” China to rise too easily may overestimate Washington’s power. That misjudgment has implications for future American policy.

Beijing’s Port Predicament

The Chinese government risks sending a harmful message about Hong Kong companies’ independence amid the row over the future of the Panama Canal’s ports.

Oren Cass on The Benefits of Tariffs

The economist discusses the need for a new global trading system.

China's Chip Problem that Money Can't Solve

China may seem from the outside to have a joined-up industrial strategy, but internal interests aren't always aligned.

China’s Self-driving Danger

Automakers are striving to offer ever more advanced car models, but are they taking too many risks with driver safety?

Grading Day

2025 has arrived. Has China’s grand vision for tech supremacy lived up to the hype?

Matt Turpin On Trump, Tariffs and Taiwan

The former Trump official on why China is still the main target of the trade war, Beijing’s response so far and how tensions over Taiwan could play out.

America’s Cultural Revolution

President Trump is seeking a fundamental break from historical norms in a way that bears comparison with the decade of turmoil Mao Zedong instigated in China, albeit in a much less violent way.

China's Rare Earths Riposte

China’s retaliation to U.S. tariffs included export controls of seven rare earth elements.

Elizabeth Economy on What the U.S. Should Want from China

The academic and former Biden administration advisor on what she tried to achieve in government and what Trump is getting right and wrong about China.

China Aims to Cut the Renewable Energy Waste

A new pricing plan should make China’s wind and solar power cheaper than coal-based electricity, although more reforms are still needed.

The Trump Tariff Challenge for Multinational Companies

With the U.S. emulating China’s protectionism, global firms face tricky decisions over where to invest.

Is DJI Done?

The most popular drone company in the world is fighting for its future in America with one hand tied behind its back.

The Wire China

The Vapor Trail

Wall Street’s CATL Dilemma

Jason Bedford on the Weak Spots in Chinese Banks

Freezing China Out of Setting the Rules for AI

How Trump’s China Policy Looks at the 100-Day Mark

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Face-Off: U.S. vs. China
A podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.

Translated Chinese Literature: Short Fiction

For All the Trees in China

Ann Bridge: Peking Picnic

The Race to Type in Chinese

Shortlist: 2024 Translated Literature Award

The Nanny’s Tale

Shortlist: 2024 Nonfiction Book Award

Life On a Blacklist

Ep. 19: Steven Schwankert on the Titanic's Chinese Survivors

Book talk Emily Feng on Identity in Xi Jinping's China

'The Day Engagement Died'

Fred Bergsten on Rewriting the Rules of the U.S.-China Relationship

Fixing the U.S.-China Relationship

Why Reading U.S.-China History Right Matters

Beijing’s Port Predicament

Oren Cass on The Benefits of Tariffs

China's Chip Problem that Money Can't Solve

China’s Self-driving Danger

Grading Day

Matt Turpin On Trump, Tariffs and Taiwan

America’s Cultural Revolution

China's Rare Earths Riposte

Elizabeth Economy on What the U.S. Should Want from China

China Aims to Cut the Renewable Energy Waste

The Trump Tariff Challenge for Multinational Companies

Is DJI Done?

Face-Off: U.S. vs. ChinaA podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.

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Face-Off: U.S. vs. China
A podcast about the turbulent relationship between the world's two superpowers, the two men who run them, and the vital issues that affect us all.