The Missing Mogul
Whitney Duan was one of China's most successful female entrepreneurs. She built multi-billion dollar developments and was closely connected to political elites. But in 2017,...
Jessica Drun on Getting the Taiwan Narrative Right
The analyst discusses why the discourse on Taiwan is so often flawed, what the One China policy is and is not, and how Beijing attempts...
The AI Revolution and Strategic Competition with China
AI will reorganize the world and change the course of human history. The democratic world must lead that process.
Books for One Hundred Years
A spate of new books has come out to mark the CCP's centennial. These are the ones worth reading.
Jude Blanchette on the Enduring Intellectual Puzzle of China
The scholar explains what we're missing by not being able to visit China, and why the CCP is neither on the precipice of collapse nor...
How Paradigm Blindness Leads to Bad Policy
The U.S. has mostly followed a mechanical and “rational” paradigm for policymaking. China's organic approach is better suited to today's world.
Will the Music Stop for Tencent?
With its 2016 acquisition of China Music Corp., Tencent was poised to dominate China's music streaming business — until Beijing stepped in.
What Happens to U.S. Colleges After China?
After a boon of Chinese students, American colleges and universities are now grappling with what a drop in Chinese applicants means for their bottom line.
The Dangers of Xi Jinping’s ‘Magic Swords’
Xi's ability to rapidly overturn existing consensus has left investors in the dark.
David Lubin on the Appeal of the ‘Beijing Consensus’
The managing director and head of emerging market economics at Citi also explains why the goal of transitioning China to a consumer-driven economy may be...
China’s Nuclear Options
China now has its own homegrown reactor technology, but some countries are growing wary of its nuclear power companies.
Isabella Weber on How China Avoided Shock Therapy
The political economist explains the ideas and internal debates that lay behind China's market-based reforms in the 1980s, and how its approach then has set...