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The Moonlighter

A former Google software engineer has been convicted of trade secrets theft and economic espionage in connection with his efforts to launch a start-up in his native China. The Wire China sat in on Ding Linwei’s trial in San Francisco.

Manus, Meta and a Deal That Goes to the Heart of the U.S.-China AI Rivalry

The Facebook owner’s tie-up with Manus is being touted as a win for Washington’s AI strategy, and a headache for Beijing.

China and the U.S. Take Split Approach to Fusion

While Beijing is encouraging international cooperation to develop the powerful energy source, the U.S. is turning inward.

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 ever go back.

China’s Other Olympics

At the Olympics of synthetic biology, 50 percent of the teams are Chinese — and counting. What does that mean for the future of the biotech industry?

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.

The Chokepoint Race

Following the recent trade truce, the U.S. and China are in a rush to find ways to ease the economic hold they have over each other.

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.

Canada Set to Side With China On EVs

The Ottawa government is considering dropping 100 percent tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs, in a potentially major break with the U.S. approach.

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.

The Fight for Sinovac

At the height of the pandemic, Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac was a hero and one of the country’s most promising companies. But its success masked a protracted dispute between rival investors and management for control of the cash-rich company. The Wire China investigates what went...

Legacy Chips are a Lasting Problem

The U.S. is finding it hard to curb China’s growing dominance in semiconductors that power many of the products in our homes.