Ma Jian on China’s Efforts to Extinguish Memory
The writer talks about life in exile and why he’s pessimistic about his homeland.
Jeffrey Sachs on Not Pointing Fingers
The economist and UN stalwart says the U.S. should stop trying to gang up on or destabilize China.
Michael Dunne on China JVs and Electric Vehicle Startups
Dunne, an expert on Asia’s auto markets, explains how cars became one of the most dynamic and competitive industries in China.
Huang Yasheng on De-risking University Collaboration with China
The MIT professor talks about existential threats vs. risks and why he’s singling out Wall Street as a problem.
Bill Hayton on National Emotions and China’s Origin Story
The Invention of China author talks about how bad mapmaking and bad translations reverberate today.
Jeff Bader on Obama’s Past and Biden’s Future with China
The former Obama adviser talks about how the U.S.-China relationship has — and has not — changed over the past decade.
Hao Wu on Bearing Witness in Wuhan
The documentary filmmaker’s newest film offers a raw depiction of Wuhan hospitals during the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Admiral Dennis Blair on Why Electric Vehicles are a National Security Priority
The former Director of National Intelligence talks about the failure of U.S. businesses to think about the big picture.
Kevin Rudd Calls B.S. on U.S.-China ‘Cold War’
Definitions matter, says the former Australian PM.
Eric X. Li on China’s Success, America’s Failure and the Irrational Rivalry
The Shanghai-based venture capitalist says America is in decline, and that China’s political system has delivered — but don’t call it authoritarian.
Niall Ferguson on Cold War II and the Death of ‘Chimerica’
“This is Trump’s major historical achievement. He has made legitimate an anti-Chinese sentiment on both sides of the partisan divide that Biden can’t make go...
Lyu Jinghua On Helping the U.S. and China Understand One Another
The retired PLA colonel talks about where there is — and isn’t — room for negotiation.