Nicholas Borst on China’s Complicated Relationship with the Private Sector
The analyst on how Beijing’s need for control hamstrings its businesses and entrepreneurs.
Is the Chinese Leadership Turning Inward?
If Xi Jinping is becoming more preoccupied with internal politics, it could lead to a period of relative calm in China’s relations with the United...
Julian Gewirtz on Getting China Strategy Right
The former Biden official and China scholar makes the case for the previous administration's approach and discusses why Beijing is content to watch the U.S....
How China Sees Iran’s Future
Beijing has been critical of Tehran’s recent strategic blunders, but sees Iran’s continuing existence as still vital to its interests.
Ely Ratner on Keeping the U.S. Focused on China
The Biden administration’s assistant secretary of defense explains why there needs to be a new defense pact in Southeast Asia akin to NATO, and the...
How The Iran Conflict Could Hit China’s Oil Industry
Small Chinese refineries face trouble if their supply of cheap Iranian crude is restricted.
TikTok Ban Loses Its Bite
TikTok remains under Chinese ownership, five months after legislation required that it be sold or banned.
How to Stand Firm Against Chinese Economic Pressure
Countries hoping to deepen trade ties with China should learn from those who that have faced conflict before.
Chenggang Xu on Why It’s Right To Call China Totalitarian
The academic discusses China’s ‘institutional genes’ and what it would take for the country to become more liberal.
The China Hawks’ China Hawk
Elbridge Colby, under secretary for defense policy at the Pentagon, is arguably Taiwan’s most powerful friend in Washington. But if China does make good on...
London Deal Offers Little Solace for Chinese Students
China has been replaced by India as the biggest source of foreign students in the U.S., amid conflicting signals from the Trump administration.
Zhou Bo On Whether We Should Fear China
The former senior colonel in the PLA discusses China’s role in Ukraine, its intentions in Taiwan and why we should be more worried about the...