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Christina Lu

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Christina Lu is a staff writer at Foreign Policy, covering energy and the environment and more. Prior to joining FP, she worked at Foreign Affairs and the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research in Lusaka, Zambia. She is a graduate of Cornell University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in government and economics.

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An illustration shows Taylor Swift with her arms outstretched over a globe. Jewels, money, friendship bracelets, and other bits of Eras Tour ephemera rain down around her.
An illustration shows Taylor Swift with her arms outstretched over a globe. Jewels, money, friendship bracelets, and other bits of Eras Tour ephemera rain down around her.

How Taylor Swift Inc. Took Over the World

Deep Dive
Christina Lu
A view of Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Carson, California, on April 25, 2020.
A view of Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Carson, California, on April 25, 2020.

What America’s New Climate Targets Mean for the World

Analysis
Lili Pike, Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden meets employees of the Lobito Atlantic Railway at the Port of Lobito in Lobito, Angola, on Dec. 4.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets employees of the Lobito Atlantic Railway at the Port of Lobito in Lobito, Angola, on Dec. 4.

Is the U.S. Answer to China’s Belt and Road Working?

Analysis
Lili Pike, Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer with several people standing nearby.
U.S. President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer with several people standing nearby.

Biden Tees Up Trump With a Final China Chip Battle

Report
Rishi Iyengar, Christina Lu
Activists demonstrate in support of climate finance grants for poor countries at the U.N. Climate Change Conference.
Activists demonstrate in support of climate finance grants for poor countries at the U.N. Climate Change Conference.

What the COP29 Climate Finance Deal Means for the World

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Christina Lu, Lili Pike
An elderly woman with feathered gray hair and red lipstick smiles wide as she holds a sign above her head. The sign reads "Mass deportation now!" A crowd of dozens of other rally attendees is visible behind her, many of them wearing red, white, and blue and also holding signs.
An elderly woman with feathered gray hair and red lipstick smiles wide as she holds a sign above her head. The sign reads "Mass deportation now!" A crowd of dozens of other rally attendees is visible behind her, many of them wearing red, white, and blue and also holding signs.

What Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy

Report
Christina Lu
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi addresses the Republican National Convention from Washington on Aug. 25, 2020.
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi addresses the Republican National Convention from Washington on Aug. 25, 2020.

Trump Picks Pam Bondi for Attorney General

Report
Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk through a brown door.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk through a brown door.

Biden’s Last Dance with Xi Jinping

World Brief
Christina Lu
Matt Gaetz stands at a podium on a stage with a massive American flag on the wall behind it. Gaetz's right hand is extended into the air as he waves toward the crowd. People in the audience wave signs with Donald Trump's name and slogans such as "Make America strong again."
Matt Gaetz stands at a podium on a stage with a massive American flag on the wall behind it. Gaetz's right hand is extended into the air as he waves toward the crowd. People in the audience wave signs with Donald Trump's name and slogans such as "Make America strong again."

Trump’s Top Picks Send Shock Waves Through Washington

World Brief
Christina Lu
Rep. Matt Gaetz and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard step off a plane at Philadelphia International Airport on Sept. 10.
Rep. Matt Gaetz and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard step off a plane at Philadelphia International Airport on Sept. 10.

Trump Picks Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard for Top Posts

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Christina Lu
People walk past the logotype at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 11.
People walk past the logotype at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 11.

COP29 Kicks Off Under Trump’s Shadow

Report
Christina Lu
Joe Biden is seen from the waist up as he stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. His mouth is open as he speaks, and his hands are braced on the side o the podium. Several American flags hang behind him.
Joe Biden is seen from the waist up as he stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. His mouth is open as he speaks, and his hands are braced on the side o the podium. Several American flags hang behind him.

Biden Promises Peaceful Transfer of Power

Report
Christina Lu
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin while in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin while in the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2017.

Trump Congratulatory Calls Roll in From World Leaders

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Christina Lu
A voter fills out their ballot at a polling station in Fairfax, Virginia, on Nov. 5.
A voter fills out their ballot at a polling station in Fairfax, Virginia, on Nov. 5.

How Gender Shaped the Election Results

Report
Christina Lu
Donald Trump arrives to speak at an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 6.
Donald Trump arrives to speak at an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 6.

Donald Trump Wins

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Rishi Iyengar, Christina Lu
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