Peddling the President
Elliott Broidy’s scheme to lobby the president on behalf of Beijing came uncomfortably close to succeeding. That he got as far as he did, experts...
Noah Barkin on Europe’s Struggle to Define its China Position
The Rhodium Group’s China editor talks about “strategic autonomy” and why Europe doesn’t want to be bullied — by the U.S. or China.
The New Influencers
While the U.S. was focused on investigating Russian interference in U.S. politics, China was plotting its own campaign to influence the young Trump administration. With...
Joe Dunford on the Military Dimension of the China Competition
The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs talks about Taiwan, AI, and how the mil-to-mil relationship with China went south.
The New China Shock
Like China’s accession to the WTO in 2001, the country’s new strategy for achieving economic self-reliance will challenge the West. It demands a different set...
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.