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Ed Conway on Living in the Material World

The economics journalist talks about his travels to see how the substances we need for modern life are extracted and produced, the trade-offs involved and the fragility of so many of the supply chains and systems on which we rely.

David Zweig on the Academic Chill Between the U.S. and China

The social scientist and author discusses the fallout from the Trump administration’s China Initiative and how the U.S. should approach academic links with its strategic rival.

Dmitri Alperovitch on Speeding Up Efforts to Deter China

The geopolitics analyst says Xi Jinping is bent on invading Taiwan and the U.S. needs to unite with its allies to win a new Cold War.

Victor Shih on the Fallout from the Tech Sector Crackdown

The Chinese politics expert discusses how Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive upset the Party’s equilibrium and signs of splintering within the leader’s ruling faction.

Sam Hogg on What to Expect from Britain on China

The Beijing to Britain newsletter founder talks about how a new government in the UK might approach China and why the country has to date lacked a coherent strategy towards dealing with Beijing.

Jonathan Chatwin on the Significance of Deng Xiaoping’s Southern Tour

The writer explains why the aging Chinese leader’s trip to the south in 1992 became a landmark in the country’s reform and opening up era, and why Xi Jinping is still dealing with the consequences.

Enze Han on How China’s Influence is Spreading through Southeast Asia

The academic explains why we need to look beyond the actions of the Chinese government to understand how and why China is shaping countries in the region.

The Quadrennial Roundup

A look at the last four years of U.S.-China headlines.

Dali Yang on the Mistakes Made In Covid’s Early Days

The political scientist and sinologist talks about the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan, and how the Chinese authorities’ lack of transparency led the virus to spread rapidly.

Dawn Murphy on China’s Growing Influence in the Middle East and Africa

The academic talks about Beijing’s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict and the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, plus why China’s ‘alternative order’ is attractive to countries in the Global South.

Kerry Brown on the Nature of Chinese Power

The academic and former diplomat talks about the need for a more realistic strategy towards China and why the West and Beijing often fail to communicate.

Ernest Scheyder on the Tough Choices around Critical Minerals

The journalist discusses the trade-offs involved in sourcing the minerals needed to power the clean energy transition, and how the U.S. fell behind China in producing vital resources.