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China’s AI strategy prioritizes long-term developmental goals, in contrast to Silicon Valley’s superintelligence pursuit.

The relationships between the three powers remain complex, with fundamental differences that are hard to resolve.

The Chinese government should do more to build demand for renewable energy at home rather than encourage oligopolies.

China’s economy isn’t generating enough well-paid jobs, putting prospective parents off from having children.

Beijing is gradually extinguishing press freedom in the financial center.

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

While markets clearly reflect the belief that the United States is ahead in the AI arms race, early leadership does not mean victory — especially...

Ten years ago, on July 9, 2015, China launched an unprecedented nationwide assault on its bravest legal professionals. In what came to be known as...

Beijing’s economic coercion is getting smarter.

If Xi Jinping is becoming more preoccupied with internal politics, it could lead to a period of relative calm in China’s relations with the United...

Beijing has been critical of Tehran’s recent strategic blunders, but sees Iran’s continuing existence as still vital to its interests.

The launch of a huge government-backed investment fund signals Beijing’s renewed ambitions to support industries from AI to biotech.