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People's Republic of China

Taiwan Stands Up to Xi

January 15, 2020

People wait for election results in Taiwan.

The Moral Hazard of Dealing With China

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

January 11, 2020

Liu Yandong shakes hands with Stephen Schwarzman as the first class of Schwarzman scholars applaud.

The Costs of China’s Belt and Road Expansion

January 9, 2020

A fishing boat near Sihanoukville flies the Cambodian flag.

5G Is Where China and the West Finally Diverge

January 5, 2020

Colleges Should All Stand Up to China

December 28, 2019

The Dalai Lama giving the commencement speech at the University of California at San Diego in June 2017

Trump’s Trade War Was Futile

December 14, 2019

President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing.

China Turns to a Failed Plan to Quell Hong Kong’s Protests

Timothy McLaughlin

December 8, 2019

A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask heads a demonstration in downtown Hong Kong.

Why Mammals Are So Good at Hearing (And Chewing)

December 5, 2019

An artist's rendering of a new mammalian species found in China

5 Big Trends That Increased Earth’s Carbon Pollution

December 3, 2019

A coal-fired power plant in Kosovo release smoke into the sky.

The Date Hong Kong Protesters Can’t Escape

Laura Mannering

November 11, 2019

A photo of the art installation "Countdown Machine." A countdown to the year 2047 is projected onto the facade of Hong Kong's tallest skyscraper.

China’s ‘Most Dangerous Profession’

Richard Bernstein

October 26, 2019

A close-up photo of Jung Chang.

A Polarized City, Mirrored in Its Diaspora

October 20, 2019

Supporters of the Hong Kong protests hold signs reading "Macau stands with Hong Kong" and "Tear gas only makes Hong Kong cry harder."

Et Tu, LeBron?

October 16, 2019

What America Didn’t Anticipate About China

October 16, 2019

A basketball is dribbled over pictures of President Xi Jinping and Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.

Are China's Tantrums Signs of Strength or Weakness?

October 15, 2019

Xi Jinping raises his glass and proposes a toast at the end of his speech.

The End of Hong Kong’s Postcard Era

October 13, 2019

High-school students gather in an anti-extradition-bill rally in Central, Hong Kong S.A.R., on September 2, 2019, on what would have been the first day of school for Hong Kong's students. Thousands of middle and high schoolers, as well as university students, opted to boycott classes as a way of protesting the government's handling of the anti-extradition-bill demonstrations.

The NBA-China Disaster Is a Stress Test for Capitalism

October 12, 2019

Basketball fans with Chinese flag

China Bends Another American Institution to Its Will

October 10, 2019

A man with his head wrapped in a Chinese national flag is seen near a building with a partly removed banner advertising an NBA game in Shanghai.

The NBA Is Going to Have to Choose

October 8, 2019

James Harden of the Houston Rockets

Trump Just Did It Out in the Open

David A. Graham

October 3, 2019

China’s Path Forward Is Getting Bumpy

October 1, 2019

A Chinese flag is seen along the railing of the Khorgos border crossing point.

Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Outfoxing Beijing Worldwide

September 29, 2019

The Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners Joshua Wong (far left) and Denise Ho (left) testify in Congress.

The Real Danger of Booze-Making Gut Bacteria

September 20, 2019

The U.S. Is About to Do Something Big on Hong Kong

Uri Friedman and Timothy McLaughlin

September 15, 2019

Hong Kong protesters hold up five fingers and brandish an American flag during a march.

Hollywood’s Great Leap Backward on Free Expression

September 15, 2019

Two people walk down a path next to a waterfront with tall buildings in the background.

The Trade War Will Catch Up to Trump

September 10, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Standing Up to Beijing, 30 Years Apart

September 4, 2019

A large crowd of Hong Kong residents participates in a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park, Hong Kong.

‘Our Government Doesn’t Want to Spoil Relations with China’

September 3, 2019

Serikzhan Bilash addresses reporters outside a courthouse in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Confirm Eligible Hong Kongers as British Citizens

September 2, 2019

Why Hong Kongers Are Toppling Lampposts

August 30, 2019

Protesters in Hong Kong take down a lamppost

Angering China Can Now Get You Fired

Michael Schuman

August 27, 2019

A Cathay Pacific plane hovers beside the flag of Hong Kong.

China’s Playbook in Hong Kong Is Also Working in the Asia-Pacific

August 26, 2019

China’s Spies Are on the Offensive

August 26, 2019

Trump Longs to Command the Economy

David A. Graham

August 23, 2019

A Defining Moment for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Uri Friedman and Peter Nicholas

August 23, 2019

A woman wearing a face mask holds a placard reading, "Will you stand with Hong Kong?"

Every American Should Hope Trump Prevails Against China

Joseph W. Sullivan

August 20, 2019

The flags of the U.S., China, and the Chinese Communist Party