Jonathan Cheng on the Religion behind the Kim Family’s Rule Over North Korea
The Wall Street Journal’s China bureau chief discusses the role of Christianity in shaping Kim Il Sung’s personality cult, and talks about life now as...
The Missing Piece in America’s China Strategy Is India
The U.S. must take steps to make it easier to cooperate with India in defense as a counterweight to Beijing.
Beijing Flexes Its Sanctions Muscle
China’s decision to ignore recent U.S. sanctions on its oil industry shows its willingness to use a legal toolkit compiled since 2020.
No Country for American Reporters
The number of journalists working for U.S. news organizations in China is dwindling fast, making it ever harder for outsiders to get a full picture...
The Island-Chain Allies
China’s fraught relationship with Japan and its many maritime disputes with the Philippines are uniting the two archipelago nations against a common adversary. Tokyo and...
Sebastian Mallaby on Why the U.S. and China Need to Talk Seriously About AI Safety
The author and journalist discusses why the U.S. should be ready to give up its chip export controls if it can help secure an AI...
Trump’s Board of Trade Move Signals the U.S. has Given Up on Changing China
The U.S. president is set to agree on a new framework for U.S.-China commerce at his summit with Xi Jinping, but the details could prove...
As Trump Heads to Beijing, Splits on China Widen at Home
The president’s relatively dovish approach to the U.S.’s top rival contrasts with hawkishness in Congress, but may reflect growing pro-China sentiment among younger Americans.
Eyck Freymann on Defending Taiwan
The academic and writer talks about what it will take to deter Xi Jinping from taking over Taiwan and what he makes of Trump’s approach...
Martin Thorley on How The UK-China Golden Era Lost Its Shine
The writer discusses what led the British government to cozy up to China in the mid-2010s and the lingering lessons from that time.
Preparing for the Worst
If Xi Jinping moves to take Taiwan by force, it will require logistical and political preparations that cannot be hidden from the rest of the...
China’s Abundance Strategy is At Risk of Failure
Xi Jinping has steered the country’s economy straight into the traps he identified himself five years ago.