Caroline Humphrey and Franck Billé on the Unique China-Russia Borderlands
The anthropologists describe the lack of physical bridge building, the idea of the "far east" in the Russian imagination, Putin's pivot to Asia, and the...
Rewriting China’s History
The best new books on China.
America’s Open Secret
Universities across the country are demanding a reckoning with the 'China Initiative' — the Department of Justice's three-year-old program to stop China's espionage efforts and...
The Dutiful Company
What can companies do to reduce U.S.-China national security tensions?
Angela Huyue Zhang on How China Regulates
The Chinese law scholar talks about the advantages of spying, what makes China exceptional, and the Chinese saying: if you loosen up, there will be...
China’s Double Fault?
The WTA's decision to pull out of China could have implications well beyond the sporting world.
Biden’s Beijing Bind
When Joe Biden entered office, many China watchers expected great things: the foreign policy veteran had a deep history with Xi Jinping, and he fielded...
Why Is China’s Growth Rate Falling So Fast?
Reversing the slowdown will require policymakers to reform the ways in which they debate, vet, and implement new regulations and pandemic-control measures.
The Resistible Rise of U.S.-China Conflict
The structure of great-power rivalry may exclude a world of love and harmony, but it does not necessitate a world of immutable conflict.
Nathan Law on Keeping Hong Kong Relevant
The pro-democracy activist talks about how the Hong Kong protests changed international sentiment about China and why the right to self-determination still matters.
Yes, This is a Cold War
We risk serious errors as a nation if we shy away from reality because we find it distasteful.
Shaping Up and Shipping Out
Thanks to the supply chain bottleneck, China's shipbuilders are in high demand — a potential boon to the country's Navy.