Rahm Emanuel on Seeing China as a Strategic Adversary
The U.S. ambassador to Japan talks about China’s threat to the Philippines and other nations, shoring up America’s alliances in the Indo Pacific, and why...
How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?
In both the U.S. and China, corruption has evolved over time from thuggery and theft to more sophisticated exchanges of power and profit.
Teacher’s Pet
The story of Beijing's crackdown on the private tutoring industry has been dominated by the spectacular fall of once lucrative companies like New Oriental. But...
Alec Ash on Finding Freedom in an Unfree Country
The author talks about his experience escaping big city life and reporting on the wave of reverse migration in China.
Beijing Wants Science to Focus on Self-reliance
China’s universities are organizing platforms and teams to help break the country’s dependence on foreign imports.
Wang Zichen on Bridging the Understanding Gap between the U.S. and China
The former Xinhua journalist talks about why he launched his popular newsletter Pekingnology, wolf warrior diplomacy and why more U.S. journalists are needed in China.
Access Denied
Jen Easterly, the eccentric director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has huge support when it comes to her number one priority: fighting...
The Sino-American Trade War Benefits China’s Competitors
The higher the tariffs, the greater the competitive advantage third-country suppliers will gain over Chinese firms.
Daniel Mattingly on Xi Jinping’s Cultivation of the PLA
The scholar discusses the role of the military in elite Chinese politics, and how Xi has reshaped the PLA.
The Great EV Glut
The new U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made EVs are both unprecedented and largely performative since Chinese EVs haven't yet penetrated the U.S. market. The European Union,...
Xi Tries To Get the Banks On Side
Beijing wants the Chinese financial sector to do more to support its economic goals, but progress has been hard to come by.
The High Costs of Tariffs without End
The Biden administration’s new measures against Chinese imports risks creating a doom-loop of declining American competitiveness.