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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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“I secured my vote” stickers are seen on a table on Election Day at a polling place in College Park, Georgia, on Nov. 5.
“I secured my vote” stickers are seen on a table on Election Day at a polling place in College Park, Georgia, on Nov. 5.

Trump Flips Georgia

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Christina Lu
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Republicans Retake Control of Senate

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Christina Lu
Two women stand at desks at a polling center, stacking piles of ballots. Both women wear lanyard identifying them as election volunteers.
Two women stand at desks at a polling center, stacking piles of ballots. Both women wear lanyard identifying them as election volunteers.

Philadelphia Officials Refute Trump Election Fraud Claims

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Christina Lu
Pins displaying messaging in support of reproductive rights.
Pins displaying messaging in support of reproductive rights.

Where Abortion Is on the Ballot

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Christina Lu
Donald Trump takes the stage for his last rally of the election year at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
Donald Trump takes the stage for his last rally of the election year at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.

Trump Wields Sexist Insults at Final Campaign Rally

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Christina Lu
Delegates applaud after a speech by Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber (center) during COP28 in Dubai on Dec. 13, 2023.
Delegates applaud after a speech by Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber (center) during COP28 in Dubai on Dec. 13, 2023.

What Trump 2.0 Would Mean for U.S. Climate Policy

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Christina Lu
Supporters of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22.
Supporters of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22.

The ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Election

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Christina Lu
A woman next to a table covered in blue cloth. United States flags and other decor are on the table on the left.
A woman next to a table covered in blue cloth. United States flags and other decor are on the table on the left.

Can Chinese Americans Help Turn Georgia Blue Again?

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Christina Lu
Cars drive past a billboard featuring a portrait of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Cars drive past a billboard featuring a portrait of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel Confirms Killing of Top Hamas Leader

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Christina Lu
Men stand by a crater where a collapsed building stood following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs.
Men stand by a crater where a collapsed building stood following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs.

‘The Human Toll Is Staggering’: Aid Groups Triage Yet Another Middle East Crisis

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Christina Lu
Smoke seeps out from building rubble at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern Laylaki neighborhood.
Smoke seeps out from building rubble at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern Laylaki neighborhood.

What Israel Learned From the 2006 Lebanon War

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Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on a screen as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on a screen as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.

Top Foreign-Policy Moments From the Harris-Trump Debate

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Christina Lu, Amy Mackinnon
Afghan workers use shovels to clear a mountain slope at Mes Aynak.
Afghan workers use shovels to clear a mountain slope at Mes Aynak.

China and the Taliban Team Up on Copper

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Christina Lu
Aerial view of the Northern Graphite mine in Lac-des-Iles, Quebec.
Aerial view of the Northern Graphite mine in Lac-des-Iles, Quebec.

China Tightens Its Grip on Yet Another Critical Mineral

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Christina Lu
Students train at the training school run by Glencore, an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company, at Mopani Mines in Zambia.
Students train at the training school run by Glencore, an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company, at Mopani Mines in Zambia.

AI Enters the Critical Mineral Race

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