Biden’s Screening Test
Despite strong political pressure, it will be hard to limit American investment into China.
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Tesla Tom
Tom Zhu accomplished Herculean tasks in China for Tesla, including building the company's supercharger network and its Shanghai Gigafactory, which produces more than 80,000 cars a month. But now that Zhu has been promoted to oversee Tesla's U.S. plants as well — making him the...
Ro Khanna on How to Change the U.S.-China Economic Relationship
The Democratic congressman talks about the U.S.'s need for a 'new economic patriotism' and why Silicon Valley firms should rethink their ties with China.
The Balloon Scientist and His Financier
Unraveling the network of companies behind China’s balloon program.
Meg Rithmire on the Unhappy Equilibrium of China’s Markets
The professor talks about China's real estate bubble; if China can develop a modern financial system without rule of law; and why it's not China that is reshaping the global order, but the world's response to it.
The New Lap of Luxury
Chinese luxury shoppers can travel again — but many brands are still choosing to travel to them.
Mike Gallagher on Connecting the China Dots for Congress
The congressman talks about preventing Taiwan's future from becoming Ukraine's present; developing a framework for selective decoupling; and reminding people that the U.S. is the good guy.
Patriot Games
Did Eric Dai expose a Chinese scheme to steal critical military technology? Or did he steal millions of dollars from a Chinese company by exploiting geopolitical tensions? It's not entirely clear, but Dai's saga hits all the high notes of current U.S.-China tensions, including convoluted...
The Last of the Reformers?
Wang Qishan, China's vice president, was once one of Xi Jinping's closest deputies. But with multiple people in Wang's orbit recently imprisoned or investigated, many think the revered champion of economic reforms has been sidelined. With no obvious successor, the U.S. business community — long...
The House’s New China Agenda
The GOP takes over the House soon, bringing heightened rhetoric and hawkish proposals.
Sue-Lin Wong on Getting to Know Xi Jinping
The journalist talks about making her podcast, 'The Prince,' and what she learned — and didn't learn — about Xi Jinping in the process.
The Brothers He
A decade ago, Wynn Resorts did a $50 million deal in Macau with two men no one had heard of: Ho Ho and Ho Hoi. For the first time, The Wire is confirming that these were aliases for two brothers from an elite Beijing military...