Transformed
In 2014, the movie "Transformers: Age of Extinction" marked a turning point for Hollywood in China: a kind of reverse censorship in which a studio...
Confronting Coercion
For years, China's economic coercion was subtle, selective...and wildly successful. But today, with Xi Jinping's more boisterous style, many western democracies are both tired of...
De-Coupling is the Only Answer
It is time for American and other free world leaders to get serious about restructuring global and regional supply chains.
Chen Qiufan on Science Fiction as a Weapon of Storytelling
The writer talks about why technology is the only valid tool we have right now, how sci-fi is becoming too conservative as a genre, and China's...
Icon-ic Dispute
A closer look at the conflict between Icon Aircraft and its Chinese investors.
China’s Metaverse: The Great Firewall 2.0?
China's metaverse could look a lot different than the rest of the world’s.
Mark Dreyer on the Status of China’s Sports Scene
The journalist talks about what it’ll take for China to deem this Olympics a success, the boom-bust cycle of Chinese soccer, and if Eileen Gu...
Changeless China?
In 1991, Orville Schell undertook an unlikely project for CBS's '60 Minutes': helping Chinese dissident Harry Wu infiltrate some of the prison camps in which...
The South China Sea’s Environmental Crisis
Beyond geopolitics, there is an ecological disaster unfolding.
Competing on Our Terms
A diplomatic boycott is not only wise politically, it also turns out to be a winning strategic choice.
An Olympic-size Difference
This week, our infographics take stock of how China has changed between the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2022.
Can Europe Avert a U.S.-China War?
Europe might offer the best hope for devising a de-escalation initiative in the Indo-Pacific.