The China Hawks’ China Hawk

Elbridge Colby, under secretary for defense policy at the Pentagon, is arguably Taiwan’s most powerful friend in Washington. But if China does make good on its threats to “re-unify” the island by force, will he be able to ensure that Donald Trump stands up to Xi Jinping?

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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.

US Ambassador Nicholas Burns recently served in Beijing for three years. In this episode of Face-Off: US vs. China, host Jane Perlez talks to Burns about how he got Americans out of Chinese jails, how security operatives stopped American cultural groups from performing, and how China agreed to limits on AI in nuclear weapons.

The Silicon State

The contest between China and the U.S. for 21st century technological supremacy is not just a mano-a-mano bout pitting Xi Jinping against Donald Trump. The state of New York also wants in on the fight.

Fathers and Sons

Xi Jinping disappointed Chinese Communist Party reformers who thought he would be more like his father. In this excerpt from his new biography of Xi Zhongxun, Professor Joseph Torigian ponders “the mystery of Xi Jinping”.