China Moves into the Gulf
With Xi's recent visit, China is competing strongly for influence in the Gulf region.
China’s Under-Used Grid
A look at China’s electricity grid: how it works, who foots the bill, and how its structure leads to power crunches and expensive prices despite...
Refocusing U.S.-China Climate Relations
Zero-sum competition between the U.S. and China holds disastrous consequences for the climate. A new model is needed.
COSCO’s Many Port Calls
A look at the state-owned maritime giant: how it came to be, its influence over the maritime industry, and why its reach has elicited concern.
Coal Comeback?
Following a summer of power shortages, Beijing is sending mixed messages about the role of coal in China's energy mix.
Is The Sino-Russia Relationship Cracking?
A careful examination of recent events should discourage any wishful thinking that Beijing is distancing itself from Moscow.
China’s Changing Energy Trade
A look at how U.S.-China trade in energy commodities has changed this year, and what it means for the future of trade between the two...
China Goes Nuclear
China is poised to be a leader in next generation nuclear power.
A Big Payoff from U.S.-China Climate Coordination
New research shows that China and the U.S. could both decarbonize their grids by 80 percent between now and 2035.
Powering Utah, with China’s Help
Even the new poster-child for domestic energy innovation relies on critical inputs from China.
Iron Promise
Iron ore is an unassuming rock, but it's processed into steel, the scaffolding of the modern world. China has long been reliant on Australia for this...
The Diplomatic Deadlock
For decades, climate change has been framed as a crisis that the international community needs to solve — and which it could solve if world...