America’s SOS
There is growing panic in Washington that the U.S. can no longer produce ships. China's shipbuilding capability, meanwhile, is exploding. Can an all-hands-on-deck strategy help...
Is Xi Jinping a Marxist?
“Xi Jinping Thought” — articulated in texts by China’s leader and dissected in two new books — has the power to reshape China for decades...
The Cloud Conundrum
The world's AI ambitions are currently tethered to the U.S.-built cloud. Can the U.S. keep it that way?
Broken Promises
In 2021, after four decades of exponential growth in China’s economy, Xi Jinping revived the party slogan “common prosperity” in order to address the country’s...
Ready or Not
Between Chinese encroachments in Taiwan and Taiwan's military spending spree, it can certainly feel like the drums of war are beating in East Asia. And...
Cleaning Up
Chinese money laundering syndicates are the partners-of-choice for Latin American cartels who flood the U.S. with fentanyl. But despite Sino-American cooperation on the issue, the...
Remember Tibet?
In recent years, there haven’t been any visible, large-scale demonstrations for Tibetan independence, either inside the country or abroad. This is a big contrast to...
Gaining Currency
Can a central bank digital currency work? China was the first major economy to launch one and, despite several setbacks, is starting to see the...
China Policy: What Comes Next?
Is it time for the U.S. to temper its policies towards China? Or is the U.S. just hitting its stride? With the election between Donald...
WuXi Waylaid
When Congress resumes next month, the BioSecure Act will be one of its top priorities. The bill, which could dramatically reorder the global pharmaceutical supply...
The Green Leap
From solar panels to electric vehicles, China dominates several of the technologies needed for the green energy transition. But can the U.S. find a way...
China’s Ozempic Test
Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic, has enjoyed a China boom in recent years, commanding 77 percent of the market. But that kind of dominance...