Biden’s Economic Security Blueprint Hands Trump a Loaded Gun
China won’t be the only target for the new U.S. administration.
The Robotics Risk Tightrope
The Biden administration has tried to prevent critical technologies from reaching China. But researchers at American universities still often collaborate with Chinese peers in those...
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...
Seth Jones on Rebuilding the U.S. Defense Base
The international security expert explains how China’s defense base is catching up to that of the United States, and what Washington can do about it.
Dean Cheng on the U.S.-China Space Race
The academic and author discusses the state of China's space industry, where its rivalry with the U.S. could play out and how any escalation could...
TSMC’s Huawei Headache
TSMC is in hot water for allegedly supplying chips to Huawei via a company with ties to crypto. That company also has ties to the...
America’s SOS
There is growing panic in Washington that the U.S. can no longer produce ships. China's shipbuilding capability, meanwhile, is exploding. Can an all-hands-on-deck strategy help...
Intel Gets Caught Up in the U.S.-China Rivalry
Criticism from a body with close ties to China’s top tech regulator signals increased scrutiny of the American chipmaker.
How German Drone Engines Landed in Russian Hands via China
Fujian Delong Aviation Technology acquired a family-owned German enginemaker. Now its subsidiary is selling drone engines to Russia.
The Cloud Conundrum
The world's AI ambitions are currently tethered to the U.S.-built cloud. Can the U.S. keep it that way?
Sara Castro on the U.S.’s First Encounters with the Chinese Communist Party
The academic and former intelligence analyst discusses the wartime Dixie Mission to Mao’s stronghold and its resonances today.
Helen Toner on Setting the Rules for AI
The researcher and former OpenAI board member discusses who holds the advantage in artificial intelligence and the chances of the U.S. and China working together...