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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will step in for the prime minister while he is incapacitated, but it’s not known how long Johnson’s hospital stay will be.

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Benny Gantz Did the Right Thing by Putting His Country First

The Blue and White leader’s colleagues and former allies have denounced him for caving to Benjamin Netanyahu—but his conciliatory gesture is a sign of statesmanship, not weakness.

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Dennis Ross, David Makovsky

Boris Johnson Placed in Intensive Care After Coronavirus Symptoms Worsen

The British prime minister has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to be deputized “where necessary,” Downing Street says.

Dispatch |

The ‘Chinese Virus’ Spread Along the New Silk Road

Western democracies may lose the coronavirus propaganda war, but China certainly won’t win it.

Voice |

Salvatore Babones

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Philip Spence

Philip Spence is a pseudonym for a Beijing-based freelance journalist.

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The Chinese Communist Party app. (Foreign Policy illustration)

How to Cheat at Xi Jinping Thought

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March 6, 2019, 9:49 AM

An AFP collaborator uses the Chinese app TikTok on Dec. 14, 2018 in Paris. (-/AFP/Getty Images)

ByteDance Can’t Outrun Beijing’s Shadow

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January 16, 2019, 2:15 PM

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