J. Michael Cole on the Best and Worse Cases for Taiwan’s Future
The policy analyst discusses why it's so important for the world to stand by Taiwan, and what outsiders often get wrong about its situation.
Jane Perlez on the State of the U.S.-China Superpower Battle
The journalist talks about the latest series of her podcast Face Off where she covers topics ranging from China’s nuclear build-up to robots to Gen...
Cheng Lei On Life in Chinese Prison
The Australian journalist talks about how she coped for three years in a Chinese detention center, her views on China now and whether she would...
Jose Manuel Romualdez on the U.S.-China-Philippines triangle
The Philippines’ ambassador to the United States talks about the need for a peaceful resolution to the South China Sea issue and the implications of...
Jin Liqun on Running China’s Answer to the World Bank
One of the most senior figures in Chinese finance talks about his decade running the AIIB and refutes talk of Beijing’s influence over the bank.
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.