Peace with Chinese Characteristics
Xi Jinping's 'Global Security Initiative' got a test run at last week's Horn of Africa conference.
China’s Africa Assets
A look at China’s infrastructure projects in Africa, the companies involved, and who stands to gain.
China’s Innovation Renovation
Zhongguancun, a neighborhood in Beijing, has long been called 'China's Silicon Valley.' But after achieving remarkable success, Zhongguancun is now undergoing something of a makeover...
China’s Golden Tech Grab
Golden-share arrangements might serve the Chinese government’s interests, but they won't protect tech firms.
Building New China
Among the handful of truly global architecture firms, the New York-based Kohn Pedersen Fox has distinguished itself in China, designing some of the country’s most...
Born to Run
After capitalizing on China's crypto boom, Binance CEO "CZ" fled China just in the nick of time. But critics say he's been running ever since,...
Little Giants, Big Expectations
A look at the companies involved in Beijing's new initiative as well as its European analogues and why some people aren’t so sure of its...
Deborah Brautigam on China’s Return on Investment in Africa
The scholar explains the myth of 'debt trap diplomacy', how Covid has changed China's relationship to Africa, and China's capacity to 'meddle.'
Who is Qiming Venture Partners?
Meet the venture capital firm that's betting big on China and raising significant U.S. institutional money in the process.
Friedland’s Revenge
Robert Friedland says the renewable energy transition won’t be achieved without people like him digging up the critical metals needed “to electrify the world economy.”...
Russia Pits Political China Against Technocratic China
The Russian invasion has thrown a wedge into a fierce and growing divide within the Chinese polity.
What’s Going on with China’s Stock Market?
A look at how investors are responding to the country’s economic challenges in a politically pivotal year.