Katrina Northrop

Articles

Ami Bera on How the U.S. Should Compete with China

The congressman talks about Beijing's changing calculus on Taiwan, the difference between Democrats and the Republicans on China, and the power of Biden's coalitions.

The Surveillance Stake

For years, a Chinese company backed by American pension fund money and built by KKR, one of world's premier private equity firms, publicly touted its ties to China's surveillance apparatus. A new investigation by Katrina Northrop into Cue Group, one of KKR's 16 portfolio companies...

iHealth’s Omicron Boon

After securing contracts with the U.S. government, the Tianjin-based company's shares have surged 980 percent on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

NBC’s Olympic Tightrope

With significant business interests in China, NBC is facing tough choices about how to cover the Olympic host country.

Open Source

With traditional information gathering inside China nearly impossible these days, many researchers are using creative methods to mine the Chinese internet — and they're finding diamonds. From what's happening in Xinjiang to the PLA's use of AI to China's new nuclear capabilities, these researchers are...

China’s mRNA Boost

With a mRNA vaccine finally in trials, will China change its Covid approach?

China’s Double Fault?

The WTA's decision to pull out of China could have implications well beyond the sporting world.

Biden’s Beijing Bind

When Joe Biden entered office, many China watchers expected great things: the foreign policy veteran had a deep history with Xi Jinping, and he fielded an all-star team of advisors with a very clear view of China. But, almost a full year later, criticism of...