“The Reinstitution of Fear”
In an extract from his new book, The Broken China Dream, Minxin Pei looks at how Xi Jinping seized unassailable political power and forced China...
Reverse Deng? For Professionals Only
Countries contemplating letting Chinese firms invest in areas like EVs should seek to emulate China’s strategy in full.
Jung Chang on What Happened Next For the Wild Swans
The author talks about her family’s struggles in Mao’s China, and why she dare not return to the country of her birth under Xi Jinping.
Hard Lessons in Hypersonics
In January, the arrest of a Chinese national in the Philippines led to the unravelling of an alleged espionage operation coordinated from Beijing. In an...
How Japan’s Rift with China Threatens Its Economy
China is deploying its economic arsenal to punish Japan for its prime minister’s comments on Taiwan.
Ning Leng on the Political Costs of Doing Business in China
The scholar explains how Chinese government officials tap companies to provide political services.
Fight of the Century
If Xi Jinping orders the People’s Liberation Army to take Taiwan by force, can the island turn itself into a porcupine and muster wholesale “societal...
The China Lever
The U.S. and its allies need to adapt better to China’s growing influence over the institutions that govern the global economic order.
The Debate Around Chinese Students in Western Colleges Is Missing a Key Voice
Over a million Chinese university students now study abroad. But they are rarely listened to when debates arise about their position.
Gracelin Baskaran on the Rare Earths Showdown
The minerals security expert argues that early U.S. efforts to dent China’s rare earth dominance are paying off — but warns the road ahead is...
China’s Crypto Conundrum
At Singapore’s TOKEN 2049 conference, the Trump family and stablecoins stole the spotlight while China stayed on the sidelines. Can the Chinese Communist Party afford...
Laura Murphy on How China Forced Her University to Halt Her Xinjiang Research
The academic says the state of college funding is pressuring institutions to pit scholarly freedom against access to the market for Chinese students.