Frank Dikötter on the Chinese Communist Party’s Troubled Early Years
The historian on countering long-held narratives about the CCP’s role in the war against Japan and the legacy of those years on its rule today.
Bridging the Pacific
In an adaptation of her forthcoming book, The New Tech Titans of China, Rebecca Fannin profiles Shanghai-based Qiming Venture Partners and its American founder, Gary...
Yi-Ling Liu on the Chinese Internet Dance
The journalist talks about the expansion of China’s Great Firewall, and the creativity and resilience that exists behind it.
China’s Arms Sales Hit A Snag
China’s weapons exports are in decline even as other countries ramp up sales.
Epstein and China
Jeffrey Epstein aspired to do deals in China, corresponding with Peter Mandelson and David Stern, a German associate who was close to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The...
Ali Wyne on the Rupture in the China Consensus
The analyst discusses how President Trump’s approach to China has given Xi Jinping the upper hand, and why it’s now time for a rethink on...
David Li on the World’s “Misconceptions” about China
The economist explains why local governments’ debt woes are the key to China’s economic issues, and why the country could do with more Taylor Swift...
American or Chinese Exceptionalism?
Both U.S. and Chinese leaders are guilty of personalizing the conflict-prone Sino-American relationship. Continuing down this path raises the question of which country is truly...
Slowing the Slump
China’s five-year long property market woes have transformed the sector, but there are signs the government is determined to arrest the slide this year.
David Feith on Trump 1.0 vs Trump 2.0 and China
The former official in both of the president’s terms discusses why Trump has become less hawkish on China, and his sudden departure from the administration...
Is China’s Economic Policy Too Cautious?
China's leaders must avoid entrenching the imbalances that will limit long-term growth for the sake of short-term stability.
J. Michael Cole on the Best and Worse Cases for Taiwan’s Future
The policy analyst discusses why it's so important for the world to stand by Taiwan, and what outsiders often get wrong about its situation.