The NBA’s Tricky Return to China
The world’s top basketball league still sees China as a major growth market, despite concerns it will have to compromise its values to return.
China Plans, America Reacts
Trumponomics, lacking an overarching strategy and largely based on the whims of one man, is nothing like China’s comprehensive “all-of-government” approach.
Why the Trump Administration’s 50 Percent Rule Is A Big Deal for Exports to China
The move will make it harder for American companies to sell to thousands of Chinese companies.
Taiwan’s Achilles’ Heel
Taiwan is almost entirely dependent on imported fossil fuels for its power supply — a critical weakness in the event of a Chinese blockade. But...
Walling Off China
Under President Donald Trump, a strategy built over two administrations to keep China behind in the AI race is adrift. Through interviews with more than...
The Mother, the Son and the War
On Wednesday Xi Jinping presided over a Beijing military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II defeat. Eighty-eight years ago his mother,...
China’s Meeting With India and Russia Was About More than Trump
The relationships between the three powers remain complex, with fundamental differences that are hard to resolve.
Perry Link on Living With the Anaconda in the Chandelier
The dissident scholar discusses public expression in China, the nuances of China-watching, life under government blacklisting, and how patterns of Chinese self-censorship echo across the...
Larry Kudlow on Trump, Xi, Putin and the future of global trade
The former National Economic Council head talks about whether a deal with China is in the cards during Trump's second term, and being a free...
China’s Myanmar Problem
Myanmar’s civil war poses one of China’s biggest foreign policy challenges. As the country devolves back into rebel fiefdoms, Beijing has fallen back on a...
Hong Kong Media — Sliding Towards Irrelevance
Beijing is gradually extinguishing press freedom in the financial center.
Chris Horton on Taiwan the Ghost Nation
The journalist and author discusses Taiwan’s uncertain place in the world and how different generations have responded to the challenges it faces.