Lili Pike

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Lili Pike is a reporter at Foreign Policy covering U.S.-China relations, China’s foreign affairs, and the country’s response to climate change. Before joining FP, she reported on China and climate change at GridVoxInside Climate News, and China Dialogue. She is a graduate of Harvard College and New York University, where she received a master’s in science journalism. A native of California’s San Francisco Bay Area, she lived in Beijing for four years and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Articles by Lili Pike
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Rose Garden.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Rose Garden.
Scott Bessent and He Lifend stand next to each other while shaking hands and posing for a photo. Behind them are United States and Chinese flags.
Scott Bessent and He Lifend stand next to each other while shaking hands and posing for a photo. Behind them are United States and Chinese flags.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcoming ceremony in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcoming ceremony in Beijing.
An illustration shows the outline of a chemical plant with smoke coming from a smokestack inside the base of a Teflon pan.
An illustration shows the outline of a chemical plant with smoke coming from a smokestack inside the base of a Teflon pan.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (right) and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (right) and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva.
An illustration shows red tape lines crossing over and entrapping a semiconductor chip.
An illustration shows red tape lines crossing over and entrapping a semiconductor chip.
An elderly man and woman sit on the ground, the man on his knees as he sorts through something on the ground. Behind him are a rusted cart and bicycle in front of a paint-smeared concrete wall and a battered corrugated metal sign with the words USAID: From the American people" on it.
An elderly man and woman sit on the ground, the man on his knees as he sorts through something on the ground. Behind him are a rusted cart and bicycle in front of a paint-smeared concrete wall and a battered corrugated metal sign with the words USAID: From the American people" on it.
Workers manufacture semiconductor chips at a facility in Suqian, China.
Workers manufacture semiconductor chips at a facility in Suqian, China.
Donald Trump points with one finger and gestures at Xi Jinping as they stand behind lecterns covere d in flowers. Behind them are flags of both countries against an ornate wall.
Donald Trump points with one finger and gestures at Xi Jinping as they stand behind lecterns covere d in flowers. Behind them are flags of both countries against an ornate wall.
A man walks past a screen showing Chinese stock market movements in Beijing.
A man walks past a screen showing Chinese stock market movements in Beijing.
Ships and containers are shrouded in fog at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.
Ships and containers are shrouded in fog at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai.
A photo illustration shows the currency of the United States and China peeking out from under a layer of soybeans.
A photo illustration shows the currency of the United States and China peeking out from under a layer of soybeans.
The book cover for You Must Take Part in Revolution
The book cover for You Must Take Part in Revolution
A pedestrian riding a bicycle looks at an electronic board in Tokyo.
A pedestrian riding a bicycle looks at an electronic board in Tokyo.
A man comes out of the Voice of America building in Washington, D.C.
A man comes out of the Voice of America building in Washington, D.C.