China’s Contradictions Remain Unresolved
The CCP’s latest Third Plenum meeting failed to deliver a coherent economic blueprint for the country.
Victor Shih on the Fallout from the Tech Sector Crackdown
The Chinese politics expert discusses how Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive upset the Party’s equilibrium and signs of splintering within the leader’s ruling faction.
China’s Tech Turnaround
Beijing’s crackdown on the sector, followed by recent huge investments in AI and other areas, are part of a long pattern of shifts in the...
Andreas Fulda on Germany’s Failure to Tackle the China Challenge
The German political scientist talks about the need for a paradigm shift in Germany’s foreign policy and the difficulty of countering hybrid threats.
The Taiwan Debate Is Heading in a Dangerous Direction
Discussions within U.S. policy making circles take too little account of the devastating impact any conflict could have on the global chip industry.
Broken Engagement
Our series of interviews with top U.S. policy makers of the last 30 years has revealed how and why the American approach towards China has...
How A New Government In Britain Could Deal With China
Crafting a new policy towards relations with Beijing will not be easy after the imminent UK election, but an incoming government will have hundreds of...
Robert O’Brien on America’s Greatest Foreign Policy Failure Since the 1930s
The former national security advisor discusses the possibility of bombing Taiwanese chip fabs in any conflict, the fallout from January 6th and how a second...
Physicist in Exile
Yangyang Cheng came to the U.S. to study the mysteries of the universe. She ended up staying in order to study the role of science...
Sam Hogg on What to Expect from Britain on China
The Beijing to Britain newsletter founder talks about how a new government in the UK might approach China and why the country has to date...
Mexico Is No Backdoor For Chinese Carmakers
A recent trip to Mexico suggests talk of widespread Chinese tariff evasion has been overdone.
Jonathan Chatwin on the Significance of Deng Xiaoping’s Southern Tour
The writer explains why the aging Chinese leader’s trip to the south in 1992 became a landmark in the country’s reform and opening up era,...