Baidu's Big Bet

Can Baidu’s longstanding investment in AI — especially autonomous vehicles — drive its future?

Jeremy Daum on how Beijing is Controlling China's AI Industry

The legal expert compares the U.S. and Chinese approach to regulating artificial intelligence, data privacy in China and the future of TikTok.

Opinion

China is Not Undergoing Japanification

Comparing the China of today with the Japan of the 1990s won’t help fix the Chinese economy’s problems.

The Big Picture

Baichuan’s Big Pivot

One of China’s so-called AI tigers has made big changes to its leadership and strategy this year.

Opinion

‘Deep-Sea Fishing’: Why China’s Local Governments Are Resorting to Extortion

Business confidence can only truly return in China when Beijing addresses the perverse incentives that prevail within the system.

An ebook collection of interviews with the American policy makers who have shaped the U.S.'s relationship with China under six presidential administrations, carried out by former Wall Street Journal senior editor Bob Davis.

Interviews include Nancy Pelosi, Robert Lighthizer, Charlene Barshefsky, Robert Gates, Ash Carter, Robert Rubin and more.

Who’s Who: China's AI Industry

The Wire profiles the leading figures in the Chinese AI ecosystem from which DeepSeek and other companies are emerging.

What is Zhipu AI?

The oldest Chinese AI unicorn is the first to be added to the U.S. entity list.

Chinese AI Companies Are Catching Up Despite U.S. Restrictions

The Biden administration is piling on export controls designed to limit China’s AI advances, but experts say its leading models are on a par with their U.S. rivals.

China’s AI Pioneers Face A Critical Year

China's AI industry is still developing and it's still unclear who will emerge as the market leaders.

Trump Team Struggles With New Controls As President Seeks China Deal

Now would be a good time to assess whether U.S. export controls are achieving their aims.

Rush Doshi on Trump, Taiwan, Tariffs and Biden’s Legacy on China

A top official on China under President Biden talks about trying to achieve a ‘steady state’ in U.S.-China relations and whether Washington can pry Moscow and Beijing apart.

The Thief Who Became a Celebrity

When Zhou Liqi went viral on the Chinese internet for stealing scooters to protest lack of opportunity, he sparked a debate between the popular movement of “lying flat” and the state’s desire for “positive energy.”...

U.S.-China Drugs Tie-ups Come Under Threat

A surge in dealmaking that's helped Chinese biotech and healthcare firms sell their products globally faces several headwinds.

Intel's Surprising Savior

The new leader of America’s chip champion is a prolific and longtime investor in China’s semiconductor industry.

Why R&D Cuts Threaten U.S. National Security

The U.S. is allowing its research capabilities to wither just at a point when China is making important breakthroughs.

China’s Open-Source Embrace

Chinese AI firms and chipmakers have become increasingly open to making their technology secrets available to all-comers.

Missouri’s Multibillion Challenge to China

Missouri sued China for hoarding PPE during the pandemic and won $24.5 billion. Its efforts to collect could get muddy.

'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.

Defending Main Street

How U.S. governors can protect their states from Chinese threats.

Hal Brands on the Axis of Autocracies

The foreign policy expert discusses why Eurasia is key to global security, and argues that China remains the biggest threat to the world order.

To Achieve Food Security, Xi Turns to the Private Sector

The prominent position of top agricultural entrepreneurs at the Chinese leader’s recent meeting with private sector bosses illustrates how the sector has become a top priority.

The Wire China

Baidu's Big Bet

Jeremy Daum on how Beijing is Controlling China's AI Industry

China is Not Undergoing Japanification

Baichuan’s Big Pivot

‘Deep-Sea Fishing’: Why China’s Local Governments Are Resorting to Extortion

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Broken Engagement

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

Pai Hsien-yung’s New York

Lin Yutang: My Country, My People

Workers of the World, Rewrite!

Can Germany Find a Better China Strategy?

Ep. 18: Lijia Zhang on Women’s Stories

Kublai Khan, from Land to Ocean

Jerome A. Cohen on Chinese Legal Reform

Is China’s Post-1978 Legal System a Mirage?

Reginald Johnston: Twilight in the Forbidden City

Found in Translation

Who’s Who: China's AI Industry

What is Zhipu AI?

Chinese AI Companies Are Catching Up Despite U.S. Restrictions

China’s AI Pioneers Face A Critical Year

Trump Team Struggles With New Controls As President Seeks China Deal

Rush Doshi on Trump, Taiwan, Tariffs and Biden’s Legacy on China

The Thief Who Became a Celebrity

U.S.-China Drugs Tie-ups Come Under Threat

Intel's Surprising Savior

Why R&D Cuts Threaten U.S. National Security

China’s Open-Source Embrace

Missouri’s Multibillion Challenge to China

'The Day Engagement Died'

Defending Main Street

Hal Brands on the Axis of Autocracies

To Achieve Food Security, Xi Turns to the Private Sector

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