Preparing for the Worst
If Xi Jinping moves to take Taiwan by force, it will require logistical and political preparations that cannot be hidden from the rest of the...
Eleven Days, Part II
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Hainan spy plane crisis, The Wire China is publishing the second installment of its discussions with people who...
Eleven Days, Part I
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Hainan spy plane crisis, The Wire China talks with participants and reviews first-person accounts of the...
Scoring the AI Race, a Year after the DeepSeek Shock
From energy and data centers to chips and applications, how China measures up against the U.S.
The Magnet Makers
A start-up in North Carolina wants to break China’s grip on rare earth magnets.
China in Latin America: Speak Softly and Spend Freely
Can Donald Trump’s corollary to James Monroe and Teddy Roosevelt’s Latin American policies counter China’s more patient and better-funded approach across the region?
China’s Rocket Deficit
The country’s Starlink challengers are in a race against time to send more satellites into orbit. But is China’s fragmented commercial rocket industry up to...
Epstein and China
Jeffrey Epstein aspired to do deals in China, corresponding with Peter Mandelson and David Stern, a German associate who was close to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The...
The Moonlighter
A former Google software engineer has been convicted of trade secrets theft and economic espionage in connection with his efforts to launch a start-up in...
A Slow but Steady Acceleration
After years of planning and investment, robotaxis are finally hitting the road in China. Accidents and the impact of self-driving vehicles on employment remain concerns,...
The Critical Raw Materials Gap
European democracies, threatened by Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine and Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland, are embarking on historic changes in their defense posture. But...
Digging into Congo
In an excerpt from his new book, Nicolas Niarchos examines how China and the Democratic Republic of Congo negotiated an infrastructure-for-commodities agreement involving two large...