David Shambaugh on Why U.S. Engagement With China is Already Dead in Spirit
The scholar talks about the difficulty of advising young people to go into the China field, the internal Chinese narrative about U.S. decline, and how...
What’s Going on With Trump’s SPAC?
The extensive China connections in Donald Trump’s latest deal do not break any laws, but they are surprising.
Microsoft’s Long Past and Uncertain Future in China
A look at Microsoft’s China business, including what’s left and the concessions it has had to make in order to stay.
Jasper Becker on How to Deal With China Post-Covid
The journalist talks about his new Wuhan book, the "quite damaging" circumstantial evidence and demanding reciprocity with China.
Seeking CFIUS
Law firms are trying harder than ever to understand the opaque interagency's rulings.
The Local Government Squeeze
How China’s property downturn could shake local governments.
The Corps of Xinjiang
Without understanding the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), it is impossible to understand modern day Xinjiang. Understanding the XPCC, however, is no small feat.
Books for the ‘Red New Deal’
The most essential China books from the last two months that add much-needed depth to the headlines.
Rosemary Foot on What China Gets Out of the UN
The scholar discusses China's defensive use of the UN as well as the benefits it gets from participating in peacekeeping.
A Year of ‘Crackdowns’
In 2020, Jack Ma gave a provocative speech that reportedly contributed to the regulatory actions against Ant Group. A lot has happened since.
The China Bull
Beijing's recent regulatory actions have erased over $1 trillion of market value from Chinese equities — a disruption that hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio refers...
The Party and Private Business: Lessons from History
Xi Jinping should be believed when he says that he intends to build China into a “modern socialist power.”