The Robotics Risk Tightrope
The Biden administration has tried to prevent critical technologies from reaching China. But researchers at American universities still often collaborate with Chinese peers in those same areas.
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Seth Jones on Rebuilding the U.S. Defense Base
The international security expert explains how China’s defense base is catching up to that of the United States, and what Washington can do about it.
China’s Growing Gulf Financing
China’s bond sale in Riyadh this week caps a year marked by accelerating Gulf investments on the mainland.
Chinese Companies Are Still Driving Into U.S. Markets
Innovative Chinese companies still want to list in the U.S., even those with little chance of ever operating there.
China on the Campaign Trail
China has played far more of a supporting role this year than in other recent presidential campaigns.
TSMC’s Huawei Headache
TSMC is in hot water for allegedly supplying chips to Huawei via a company with ties to crypto. That company also has ties to the Chinese state. A review of ownership records by The Wire raises new questions about why TSMC was supplying it in...
How German Drone Engines Landed in Russian Hands via China
Fujian Delong Aviation Technology acquired a family-owned German enginemaker. Now its subsidiary is selling drone engines to Russia.
Pietra Rivoli on How We Get the Goods We Buy
The author and economist talks about the way global trade has changed since she wrote her ground-breaking book on the way T-shirts get made and sold.
How China’s Economic Ties With Israel Are Shifting
A year on from the October 7 attacks, China’s trade with Israel has dipped while it has become ever more important to Iran.
China’s Ports Edge
As U.S. dockworkers struggle against automation, Chinese ports continue to outperform their American counterparts.