China Brief

Yuan Longping, who developed hybrid rice in the 1970s, won global recognition and became a national icon.

A bill with bipartisan support aims to counter Beijing through funding new technologies. Businesses and special interest groups have jumped right in.

Local protests have raised questions about the surveillance state after a teenager mysteriously fell to his death in Chengdu.

An offensive Weibo post about India’s coronavirus crisis highlights the limits of “wolf warrior” diplomacy.

Census data is expected to reflect a simple reality: Having children in China is expensive and burdensome for many families.

Despite official aspirations, environmental cooperation isn’t likely to significantly improve U.S.-China relations.

The risk of invasion remains small, but Beijing’s rhetoric and posturing raises some red flags.

Concerns about the efficacy of Sinovac and Sinopharm has dented their reputation, even among allies of Beijing.

A new law all but guarantees that the city’s legislature will be stacked with supporters of Beijing.

With officials held to account for atrocities in Xinjiang, Beijing has enacted scattershot retaliatory measures against U.S. allies.

Bilateral talks in Alaska are likely to be an airing of grievances, not an exchange of views.

As the Quad alliance prepares to meet, leaders should take an honest look at the challenges China’s military presents.