The Island-Chain Allies

China’s fraught relationship with Japan and its many maritime disputes with the Philippines are uniting the two archipelago nations against a common adversary. Tokyo and Manila also fear the geopolitical consequences of a successful Chinese attack on Taiwan, which would shatter the “first island chain”.

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The Wire China Podcast

Now on podcast platforms everywhere, The Wire China hits the airwaves to take you behind the scenes of the stories we cover each week. We are dedicated to understanding and explaining one of the biggest stories of our time: China’s economic rise and its influence on the world.

Inside Job

One in every 20 dollars Super Micro earned from 2024 to 2025 came from a front company that allegedly worked with a rogue executive to smuggle AI chips to China. Can the company’s partnership with...

The Global AI Threat Has Arrived

The ability of Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, to find vulnerabilities across major operating systems and web browsers has dangerous implications for today’s highly interconnected world.

Made in China, Banned in China

As China’s cryptocurrency entrepreneurs continue to drive a leverage craze that has wired new systemic risks into the global financial system, the Trump administration is giving the crypto industry free reign. The Chinese Communist Party...

Preparing for the Worst

If Xi Jinping moves to take Taiwan by force, it will require logistical and political preparations that cannot be hidden from the rest of the world. In an essay adapted from his new book, Defending...