China’s Adorable Diplomats
Lending pandas to foreign zoos is a useful soft power tool for Beijing, but tense international relations are clouding the practice.
Arthur Kroeber on Piecing Together China’s Economic Jigsaw
The Chinese economy expert discusses high debt levels, and the costs of Xi Jinping's focus on national security.
China’s Economic Engine Is Running Out of Fuel
Policy makers need to be more realistic about the prospects for future growth, particularly when it comes to China's demographic challenges.
Washington’s Xinjiang Fix
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which is now two years old, is one of the most ambitious pieces of human rights legislation ever passed...
Janka Oertel on the End of the China Illusion
The political analyst talks about how Europe’s mindset towards China needs to change, why Beijing’s support for Russia over Ukraine is a watershed moment, and...
The Grand Experiment
Two decades after the social credit system was conceived, China is hardly any closer to creating an honest society or one where, as the government...
Fixing China’s Real-Estate Sector
Beijing may have to take over control of property developers to contain the impact of the sector's downturn.
On Kissinger, China and the “End of Engagement”
The writer and scholar Orville Schell reflects on the legacy of Henry Kissinger.
Ya-Wen Lei on China’s Gilded Cage
The Harvard professor discusses the effects on Chinese society of the country's high-tech development, and how the pandemic may have shifted public attitudes.
Beijing is Not Returning to its Reform Agenda
Don't be fooled by the Chinese government's recent charm offensive towards foreign business.
G42’s Ties To China Run Deep
More details on the Emirati technology firm at the nexus of China and the U.S.’s technological and geopolitical rivalry.
Why De-Risking Matters
Companies and governments need a better mutual understanding of how they view each other’s approach towards China.