Maria Repnikova on How China Tells its Story
The media scholar talks about how the CCP builds consent, China’s global media push, and Xi Jinping’s public persona.
Boxed in on China
Balance-of-payments deficits, not the so-called China problem, are the macroeconomic source of America’s overall trade deficit.
The Climate Crusaders
John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua were brought out of retirement, in part, because they are seen as uniquely capable of getting the U.S. and China...
Amelia Pang on Consumer Demand and Uyghur Labor
The journalist discusses her new book, “Made in China,” and the realities of China’s Laogai system.
China’s Own Goal
In 2015, Xi Jinping decided that soccer, the world’s most popular sport, would improve China’s fitness, both on and off the field. But in the...
The Benefits of Engagement
The U.S. has grown increasingly hostile to China’s rise. But we can’t afford to decouple from this engine of global growth.
Biden’s China Team
Meet the appointees taking on the China challenge.
Rory Medcalf on the Reality Check of Australia-China Relations
The Aussie professor and former diplomat talks about the Indo-Pacific and how Australia’s China story is a wake-up call for the rest of the world.
Biden Should Ditch Trump’s China Tariffs
He has three strong reasons to do so — and none are for China’s benefit.
Weakening Links
LinkedIn is apparently being punished by Chinese internet regulators for not censoring aggressively enough — a particularly inopportune setback for the social media giant's parent...
Nicole Perlroth on the Target on America’s Back
The cyber journalist talks about Google’s China saga, Russia’s Iron Cyber Curtain, and Silicon Valley’s ‘insider’ threat.
The Soul of Lu Xun
Those looking for China’s national spirit won’t find it in Xi Jinping’s writing. But the works of Lu Xun offer a homegrown example that contemporary...