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.
Marc Hijink on the Nexperia Crisis
The Dutch journalist and author talks about a corporate battle that has pitted the Netherlands against China, and the United States’s role in the saga.
Jung Chang on What Happened Next For the Wild Swans
The author talks about her family’s struggles in Mao’s China, and why she dare not return to the country of her birth under Xi Jinping.
Ning Leng on the Political Costs of Doing Business in China
The scholar explains how Chinese government officials tap companies to provide political services.
Gracelin Baskaran on the Rare Earths Showdown
The minerals security expert argues that early U.S. efforts to dent China’s rare earth dominance are paying off — but warns the road ahead is...
Laura Murphy on How China Forced Her University to Halt Her Xinjiang Research
The academic says the state of college funding is pressuring institutions to pit scholarly freedom against access to the market for Chinese students.
Jennifer Lind on How China Mixes Autocracy and Innovation
The academic talks about the way China has confounded expectations that its system of government would serve only to stifle technological development.
Melanie Hart on Countering Chinese Coercion
The Biden State Department official discusses how to fight back when Beijing puts on the economic screws, and whether the Trump tariffs will have their...
Ma Jun on U.S.-China Climate Collaboration, Green Finance and Jobs
The economist discusses how China’s clean energy transition can help boost employment and the chances of working with the U.S. on green issues.
Laura Murphy on Enforcing America’s Ban on Uyghur Forced Labor
The academic talks about why governments need to redouble their efforts to keep products made using forced labor in Xinjiang off store shelves.
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.