Biden’s Legacy on U.S.-China Tech Competition and the Challenges Facing Trump
The outgoing administration is leaving behind a complex situation on chip export controls.
Shirley Kan on 45 Years of the Taiwan Relations Act
The analyst discusses the legacy of the legislation that continues to define the U.S.-Taiwan partnership.
Angela Merkel’s Blind Spot on China
The former German chancellor pursued ever closer economic ties between Germany, the EU and China while in office. But in her new memoir, she glosses...
Jerome Cohen on China’s Rule by Law
The veteran academic talks about growing repression in China's legal system and where there is still room for optimism.
Risky Business
Southeast Asia’s runaway gambling industry has created chaos — both to the detriment and advantage of China.
How to Think About Trump’s Likely Approach to China
The President-elect sometimes appears to contradict himself on China and go against the thinking of his past and future advisors.
Odd Arne Westad on the Decade that Shaped China’s Modern Destiny
The historian discusses the period that saw the death of Mao Zedong and the rise of Deng Xiaoping, and the decisions that set China’s economic...
Biden’s Economic Security Blueprint Hands Trump a Loaded Gun
China won’t be the only target for the new U.S. administration.
Click, Trust, Prosper
How did China's e-commerce industry boom so quickly and even leapfrog Western companies in the same space? In her new book, "From Click to Boom,"...
Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement Receives Its Sentence
The city’s largest ever national security trial has ended with years-long jail terms handed to dozens of activists. A Wire China timeline shows how Hong...
Trump vs. China, Round Two
U.S. presidents have had a remarkably free hand to escalate tensions with China, and Donald Trump is likely to continue in that vein.
China’s Growing Gulf Financing
China’s bond sale in Riyadh this week caps a year marked by accelerating Gulf investments on the mainland.