Yes China Can

A country as vast and populous as China cannot be ruled as a liberal constitutional democracy, argue Chinese Communist party and government officials — and many others — who personally benefit from the country’s current political status quo. In his forthcoming book, Why China Needs Democracy, Dongxian Jiang argues that they are wrong.

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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.

Assessing the Summit

There were no major breakthroughs — or disasters — at Donald Trump’s much hyped summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing. Does that make it a success? The Wire China polled four Chinese scholars, three American...

TP-Link's American Dream

A Chinese success story wants to make it in America. But Jeffrey Chao and his router company must first rebut the national security concerns of China hawks in Washington, led by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.