Niall Ferguson on Cold War II and the Death of ‘Chimerica’
“This is Trump’s major historical achievement. He has made legitimate an anti-Chinese sentiment on both sides of the partisan divide that Biden can’t make go...
The Samsung Sandwich
The Korean giant was one of the first multinationals to build a huge presence in China, pumping billions of dollars into the country and eventually...
China’s Techno-Dictatorship
The ruling Communist Party has just offered signals on politics, technology and the economy. How will the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan shape China and the...
Nicholas Lardy on How China is Going From Strength to Strength
The scholar explains how China's recovery from Covid-19 has resulted in an even more formidable economic power.
Deglobalization Will Hurt the World’s Poorer Regions
And the intellectual response has been a near-deafening silence.
Coal Pushers
With a domestic glut, China is bankrolling coal projects abroad — even as the rest of the world cuts back.
H. R. McMaster on Making Use of America’s Strengths
The former Army general and national security advisor says competition, not cooperation, with China is the best way to avoid confrontation.
Charlene Chu On Reading the Economic Tea Leaves
The banking expert explains how China's debt, foreign exchange reserves, and relationship with the U.S. could affect its economy.
What’s Behind China’s Sudden Crackdown on Food Waste
Xi's "empty plates" campaign only makes sense if China’s leadership thinks there will be an even greater shock to the global trading system in the...
Nirupama Rao on the India-China Turning Point
“Questions of peace and security, and war and conflict between these two countries should be important, not only for the region, but for the rest...
China’s Digital Currency Will Rise But Not Rule
Investors are unlikely to view the renminbi as a safe-haven currency in times of global financial turmoil. That requires trust.
The Price of Admission
How Chinese money and American greed turned the EB-5 visa program into a cesspool of illegality.