Lael Brainard on Keeping the Dollar Dominant
The economic policy maker says the Trump administration's actions could threaten the greenback's role, and discusses the big bet the U.S. made in welcoming China...
Hongbin Li on How the Gaokao Shapes China
The U.S.-based academic discusses why China’s college entrance exam system retains popular support despite its hardships, and how the gaokao’s influence can spread overseas.
Ruby Wang on How Tech is Driving China’s Healthcare System
The medic and writer discusses China's success in harnessing technology into healthcare and the pervasive issue of inequality across the system.
Dan Wang on China’s ‘Engineering State’ versus America’s ‘Lawyerly Society’
The writer and academic discusses the core differences between the world's two largest economies, the brutality of China's former one-child policy and whether it's right...
Perry Link on Living With the Anaconda in the Chandelier
The dissident scholar discusses public expression in China, the nuances of China-watching, life under government blacklisting, and how patterns of Chinese self-censorship echo across the...
Larry Kudlow on Trump, Xi, Putin and the future of global trade
The former National Economic Council head talks about whether a deal with China is in the cards during Trump's second term, and being a free...
Chris Horton on Taiwan the Ghost Nation
The journalist and author discusses Taiwan’s uncertain place in the world and how different generations have responded to the challenges it faces.
Tai Ming Cheung on Xi Jinping’s Militarization of China
The academic talks about how the Chinese party-state is readying the country for conflict, and what role the military is taking in making policy.
David Shambaugh on the U.S. and China’s Love-Hate Cycle
The scholar discusses why the two countries have never achieved a steady state in their relationship, the reasons behind the collapse of Engagement, and his...
Janet Yellen on the Challenges of Dealing With China, Trump — and Biden
The former Treasury Secretary and Fed chair discusses why tariffs won't work, her efforts to rebuild relations with China under Biden and her issues working...
Nicholas Borst on China’s Complicated Relationship with the Private Sector
The analyst on how Beijing’s need for control hamstrings its businesses and entrepreneurs.
Julian Gewirtz on Getting China Strategy Right
The former Biden official and China scholar makes the case for the previous administration's approach and discusses why Beijing is content to watch the U.S....