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People's Republic of China

Caring About Genocide in China Isn’t a ‘Luxury Belief’

January 21, 2022

China Hawks Don’t Understand How Science Advances

December 18, 2021

Illustration of two test tubes, one red with gold stars, the other blue with white stars.

China’s Big New Idea

Michael Schuman

December 14, 2021

Xi Jinping giving a speech on a screen behind a row of masked people

China Wants to Rule the World by Controlling the Rules

Michael Schuman

December 9, 2021

An illustration of the globe wrapped up in red tape stylized like the flag of China.

What the Peng Shuai Scandal Is Really About

Michael Schuman

November 30, 2021

Peng Shuai serves during her ladies' singles second-round match against Caroline Garcia of France during day five of the 2018 French Open.

Xi Jinping’s Terrifying New China

Michael Schuman

November 15, 2021

Revolutionary poster of Xi Jinping

The Dueling Ideas That Will Define the 21st Century

November 10, 2021

An illustration of two jousters represented by a pair of eyes.

The World Is Fed Up With China’s Belligerence

November 9, 2021

An illustration of a hand with the Chinese flag around the neck of a face represented by a Taiwan flag

What Will Drive China to War?

Michael Beckley and Hal Brands

November 1, 2021

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Washington Is Getting China Wrong

Michael Schuman

October 11, 2021

A graphic combining the Chinese flag, Xi Jinping, and images of apartment buildings

Consensus Isn’t Always a Good Thing

October 5, 2021

A black dot separated from red and blue dots, to represent the idea of a "black sheep" going against the grain

America’s China Strategy Is Working

Michael Schuman

September 20, 2021

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The World Needs a Pandemic Plan B

September 13, 2021

A graphic of the coronavirus casting a shadow over the planet

How Hollywood Sold Out to China

September 10, 2021

An audience watches a film in a theater in China

How America Can Win the Middle East

September 4, 2021

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sign agreements

China’s ‘Very Tricky Situation’

Timothy McLaughlin

September 2, 2021

An illustration of China and Taiwan combined with photos of the American and Taiwanese flags, and a photo of Xi Jinping.

An ‘Early Test Case’ for a China-Led World

Michael Schuman

August 24, 2021

A masked Taliban official stands next to a masked Chinese official.

China Discovers the Limits of Its Power

Michael Schuman

July 28, 2021

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China Isn’t That Strategic

Michael Schuman

July 1, 2021

Actors practice commemoration ceremonies in front of Beijing's Forbidden City.

Modern China’s First Diplomats

Peter C. Martin

June 19, 2021

Diplomats at the UN

Joe Biden Worries That China Might Win

June 9, 2021

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping pass each other.

Trump’s Supporters Are Getting the Lab-Leak Story Backwards

May 27, 2021

The Wuhan Institute of Virology

The Electric-Car Lesson That China Is Serving Up for America

Michael Schuman

May 21, 2021

A collage featuring Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, an electric car, and 100 renminbi and $100 notes

Don’t Fall to Pieces Just Because China’s Rocket Is

May 7, 2021

A Long March 5B rocket lifts off from a launch site in China

China Is a Paper Dragon

May 3, 2021

Chinese students

The Future of American Radio Astronomy Now Depends on China

Sarah Scoles and Undark

April 17, 2021

China's FAST telescope sits nestled in a mountainside.

‘I Never Thought China Could Ever Be This Dark’

April 8, 2021

An image of a Uyghur woman against a star and crescent

Here’s How Russia and China Are Helping the U.S.

March 30, 2021

A ladder featuring Russian, Chinese, and American rungs. The American rung is shaped like a syringe.

The U.S. and China Finally Get Real With Each Other

March 21, 2021

An illustration of an eagle and a panda

China Is the Myanmar Coup’s ‘Biggest Loser’

Timothy McLaughlin

February 22, 2021

Protesters gather in front of the Chinese Embassy on February 11, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar.

What the Fear of China Is Doing to American Science

February 16, 2021

The Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ Is a Myth

Deborah Brautigam and Meg Rithmire

February 6, 2021

A collage of a port worker and cranes

Why Are There No Biographies of Xi Jinping?

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

January 30, 2021

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China’s Leader Attacks His Greatest Threat

January 25, 2021

A man with eyes watching him

Joe Biden Has a Europe Problem

January 21, 2021

An image of Joe Biden set into the European Union flag

The Undoing of China’s Economic Miracle

Michael Schuman

January 11, 2021

Xi Jinping plate portrait and Mao figurine