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The Climate Crusaders

John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua were brought out of retirement, in part, because they are seen as uniquely capable of getting the U.S. and China to cooperate on climate change. But when it comes to the world’s two biggest emitters, a rivalry might be just as useful.

News and Analysis

The SPAC Craze Reaches China

‘Special Purpose Acquisition Companies’ offer Chinese companies what they want: a quick and easy way to get foreign capital and a foreign listing.

Q & A

Maria Repnikova on How China Tells its Story

The media scholar talks about how the CCP builds consent, China’s global media push, and Xi Jinping’s public persona.

The Big Picture

China’s Gone Fishing

Both for itself and for the rest of the world.

Opinion

Boxed in on China

Balance-of-payments deficits, not the so-called China problem, are the macroeconomic source of America’s overall trade deficit.

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Our best open-source research on Chinese companies, as well as industry guides to 100 of the most influential people in a China-focused industry.

Books

The Soul of Lu Xun

Those looking for China’s national spirit won’t find it in Xi Jinping’s writing. But the works of Lu Xun offer a homegrown example that contemporary Chinese can follow as the country writes a script for...

The Xinjiang Silence

The American business community is determined not to comment on the Chinese government’s systematic repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang — atrocities the U.S. government has deemed a genocide. But how long can their silence last?

The Yum Model

When one of the biggest fast food brands in the world spun off its China operations, naysayers warned it would miss out on massive growth potential. But the setup’s success since could serve as a...

Deep State, Inc.

Last year, a nixed deal between the Solomon Islands and Sam Group, a Chinese conglomerate, offered a rare window into how Chinese companies often work in tandem with, and sometimes on behalf of, Beijing.

The Benefits of Engagement

The U.S. has grown increasingly hostile to China’s rise. But we can’t afford to decouple from this engine of global growth.

China’s Own Goal

In 2015, Xi Jinping decided that soccer, the world’s most popular sport, would improve China’s fitness, both on and off the field. But in the wake of his reforms and ambitious goals, China’s ultra-wealthy have...

China’s Accelerating Fertility Crisis

In 2016, authorities abandoned the country’s one-child policy. So, why is the birth rate declining again?

Amelia Pang on Consumer Demand and Uyghur Labor

The journalist discusses her new book, “Made in China,” and the realities of China’s Laogai system.

Tencent’s Game

Despite Chinese government resistance, Tencent rakes in more from online gaming than any other company in the world.

Weakening Links

LinkedIn is apparently being punished by Chinese internet regulators for not censoring aggressively enough — a particularly inopportune setback for the social media giant's parent company, Microsoft.

Jolly Gene Giant

Last April, as the world fell to Covid-19, one Chinese company was there to offer a helping hand: BGI. But the line between the biotech giant and Beijing is blurry, and experts say the importance...

Biden Should Ditch Trump’s China Tariffs

He has three strong reasons to do so — and none are for China’s benefit.

Rory Medcalf on the Reality Check of Australia-China Relations

The Aussie professor and former diplomat talks about the Indo-Pacific and how Australia’s China story is a wake-up call for the rest of the world.

Biden’s China Team

Meet the appointees taking on the China challenge.

China’s Regulatory War on Ant

The author explains how the Chinese government bureaucracy caught up with the world’s hottest financial services firm.

Red Curaçao

Curaçao’s fledgling stock exchange intended to attract Latin American companies seeking to raise money from European investors. Instead, Chinese firms came.

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