Fight of the Century
If Xi Jinping orders the People’s Liberation Army to take Taiwan by force, can the island turn itself into a porcupine and muster wholesale “societal...
The China Lever
The U.S. and its allies need to adapt better to China’s growing influence over the institutions that govern the global economic order.
The Debate Around Chinese Students in Western Colleges Is Missing a Key Voice
Over a million Chinese university students now study abroad. But they are rarely listened to when debates arise about their position.
Gracelin Baskaran on the Rare Earths Showdown
The minerals security expert argues that early U.S. efforts to dent China’s rare earth dominance are paying off — but warns the road ahead is...
China’s Crypto Conundrum
At Singapore’s TOKEN 2049 conference, the Trump family and stablecoins stole the spotlight while China stayed on the sidelines. Can the Chinese Communist Party afford...
Laura Murphy on How China Forced Her University to Halt Her Xinjiang Research
The academic says the state of college funding is pressuring institutions to pit scholarly freedom against access to the market for Chinese students.
Jennifer Lind on How China Mixes Autocracy and Innovation
The academic talks about the way China has confounded expectations that its system of government would serve only to stifle technological development.
Prince Group’s China and U.S. Connections
U.S. officials say the Cambodia-based Prince Group ran an illicit global financial network. The Wire China follows it to Chongqing, California and Texas.
Wall Street Risks Shorting Freedom in Hong Kong
Western financiers are willing to chase short-term profits even if it means funding a repressive regime that has made no secret of its animosity toward...
China’s Growth Model is Dead: Long Live the New Model
Beijing thinks its economic strategy can help it meet problems like a declining population and high debt. Right now, the plan isn’t working.
Melanie Hart on Countering Chinese Coercion
The Biden State Department official discusses how to fight back when Beijing puts on the economic screws, and whether the Trump tariffs will have their...
Canada Set to Side With China On EVs
The Ottawa government is considering dropping 100 percent tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs, in a potentially major break with the U.S. approach.