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Japan Inc’s China Angst

Japanese automakers’ long-dominant position in Southeast Asia is under threat from a new generation of Chinese rivals who made a bolder technology bet. Can they hold back the tide?

The Big Picture

Why Venezuela's Future Matters to China

Already rocky, Beijing’s economic ties to the Latin American country are now at greater risk.

Q & A

Cheng Lei On Life in Chinese Prison

The Australian journalist talks about how she coped for three years in a Chinese detention center, her views on China now and whether she would ever go back.

News and Analysis

China’s Labor Market Braces for an AI Shock

Experts warn both that millions of workers could lose their positions as AI takes over, and that there aren’t enough people to fill AI-related jobs.

Opinion

Two Superpowers, One Moment of Reckoning

A clearer look at China’s strengths and limits shows a country in transition. The United States, meanwhile, is talking itself into pessimism at a time when both countries face real constraints but also untapped room...

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In this season, longtime foreign correspondent for The New York Times Jane Perlez and celebrated China historian Rana Mitter cover Xi at the negotiating table, Gen Z disillusionment, China’s military rise, Pacific tensions, tech advances, and soft power.

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Cheap and Open Source, Chinese AI Models Are Taking Off

Some of the hottest Silicon Valley startups are taking to the likes of Alibaba’s Qwen for a shortcut.

Intel's Surprising Savior

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

Is it Safe to Visit China? A Former Detainee’s Warning

From exit bans to arbitrary arrests, vague laws, unsubstantiated charges, grueling prison sentences, and secret executions — the risks keep growing.

Libel Lawfare

In recent years, several large Chinese companies have filed defamation suits against small organizations or individual researchers, leading to a strange reality: Even as the general rhetoric against China has become more hawkish, many in...

Chinese Chip Companies Head for the Markets

A flurry of recent listings have flooded a key industry with cash.

Beijing’s Serene View of the Chinese Economy Ignores The Major Issues

The government’s outlook is self-contradictory and at odds with that of the IMF, setting up a tricky 2026 for China.

China's Other Olympics

At the Olympics of synthetic biology, 50 percent of the teams are Chinese — and counting. What does that mean for the future of the biotech industry?

Why Chinese Firms are Racing to Build Reusable Rockets

Chinese space companies are making progress towards their goal but still lag far behind the U.S.'s SpaceX.

Jose Manuel Romualdez on the U.S.-China-Philippines triangle

The Philippines’ ambassador to the United States talks about the need for a peaceful resolution to the South China Sea issue and the implications of the U.S’s shifting Indo-Pacific Strategy.

China Is Falling Behind at the Sharp End of the Global Robot Race

While the country is good at producing mid- to low-range robots, competitors in Japan and Europe remain ahead in advanced robotics.

China’s Search for an AI Magic Cure

Can artificial intelligence fix China’s fragmented public healthcare system?

Jin Liqun on Running China’s Answer to the World Bank

One of the most senior figures in Chinese finance talks about his decade running the AIIB and refutes talk of Beijing’s influence over the bank.

Company In the News — Hengrui Pharma

Led by one-half of China’s pharma power couple, Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Company is attracting international attention with its innovative drugs.

China Hawks Dig In To Bitcoin Mining

Scrutiny of Chinese involvement in crypto mining in the U.S. is growing despite little evidence it can be directed towards nefarious purposes.

The U.S. Must Put Pressure on China to Let the Yuan Strengthen

Europe has borne the brunt of China’s ever-widening trade surplus. The U.S. should join in efforts to respond.

Nadia Schadlow on Trump 2.0's National Security Strategy

The author of Trump's last strategy discusses what's changed and what hasn't on China in the latest report.

The Wire China

Japan Inc’s China Angst

Why Venezuela's Future Matters to China

Cheng Lei On Life in Chinese Prison

China’s Labor Market Braces for an AI Shock

Two Superpowers, One Moment of Reckoning

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Face-Off: U.S. vs. China returns for new season
An award-winning podcast about the world’s two superpowers, the two men in charge, and the vital issues that affect us all. Face-Off cuts through the noise for the real story, with essential historical context.

Nan Z. Da and Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare and Mao

Chinese Horror with Xueting C. Ni

Best China Books of 2025

Logging Unpaid Hours

Translated Chinese Literature: New Fiction

Jung Chang: A Grande Dame of China Writing

Ep. 27: Sex, Scams and Sorcery with Bruce Rusk and Christopher Rea

The Revolution will be Illustrated

What China's Reading: Books from the Sinosphere

Sins of the Father

Cheap and Open Source, Chinese AI Models Are Taking Off

Intel's Surprising Savior

Is it Safe to Visit China? A Former Detainee’s Warning

Libel Lawfare

Chinese Chip Companies Head for the Markets

Beijing’s Serene View of the Chinese Economy Ignores The Major Issues

China's Other Olympics

Why Chinese Firms are Racing to Build Reusable Rockets

Jose Manuel Romualdez on the U.S.-China-Philippines triangle

China Is Falling Behind at the Sharp End of the Global Robot Race

China’s Search for an AI Magic Cure

Jin Liqun on Running China’s Answer to the World Bank

Company In the News — Hengrui Pharma

China Hawks Dig In To Bitcoin Mining

The U.S. Must Put Pressure on China to Let the Yuan Strengthen

Nadia Schadlow on Trump 2.0's National Security Strategy

Face-Off: U.S. vs. China returns for new seasonAn award-winning podcast about the world’s two superpowers, the two men in charge, and the vital issues that affect us all. Face-Off cuts through the noise for the real story, with essential historical context.

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Face-Off: U.S. vs. China returns for new season
An award-winning podcast about the world’s two superpowers, the two men in charge, and the vital issues that affect us all. Face-Off cuts through the noise for the real story, with essential historical context.