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Police officers guard a new laser and water show on June 30, 2017 in the old town of Kashgar, in Xinjiang , China
Police officers guard a new laser and water show on June 30, 2017 in the old town of Kashgar, in Xinjiang , China

China Is Turning a Crushed Xinjiang Into a Tourist Trap

After years of human rights abuses, Beijing wants Han visitors in the region.

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a joint press conference in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a joint press conference in Beijing.

Is Anyone in Beijing Listening to Europe?

Experts discuss the prospects of Macron’s visit to China.

Performers in ethnic minority costumes dance in Beijing.
Performers in ethnic minority costumes dance in Beijing.

China’s Head of Ethnic Affairs Is Keen to End Minority Culture

Pan Yue is doubling down on the party’s hard-line policies.

A sign shows the national debt at a bus shelter in Washington.
A sign shows the national debt at a bus shelter in Washington.

China Doesn’t Want a U.S. Debt Default

Washington takes on financial risks that Beijing can’t afford.

Protesters hold up pieces of A4 paper in China.
Protesters hold up pieces of A4 paper in China.
Staff members wearing personal protective equipment spray disinfectant outside a shopping mall in China.
Staff members wearing personal protective equipment spray disinfectant outside a shopping mall in China.

Does China’s Economy Keep Xi Awake at Night?

As the Party Congress gathers, experts discuss the country’s prospects.

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What Lessons Does China Take From Putin’s War?

A month into the invasion, Beijing is still backing Russia.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2018.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2018.

Reciprocity Is a Tool, Not a Strategy, Against China

Tit-for-tat tactics are sometimes necessary but rarely effective.

Crowds of travelers walk through a hall at a railway station in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on the last day of the Spring Festival holiday on Feb. 10, 2019.
Crowds of travelers walk through a hall at a railway station in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on the last day of the Spring Festival holiday on Feb. 10, 2019.

Don’t Give Up on Chinese Democracy

Times are dark, but civil society is quietly growing.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends a special summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on COVID-19 via video link in Beijing on April 14.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends a special summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on COVID-19 via video link in Beijing on April 14.

China’s Neighbors Face a Belligerent Post-Pandemic Beijing

Experts discuss the regional fallout of the coronavirus crisis.

A lab technician handles samples of DNA.
A lab technician handles samples of DNA.
Two women wear protective clothing on the street in Wuhan, China, on February 10.
Two women wear protective clothing on the street in Wuhan, China, on February 10.
Security guards wearing protective face masks stand at the exit of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Jan. 25.
Security guards wearing protective face masks stand at the exit of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Jan. 25.

The Wuhan Virus Could Hurt the Party’s Legitimacy

Local authorities are taking a bigger hit than the central government.

Chinese attendants close the curtains at the end of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 14,  2005.  (Cancan Chu/Getty Images)
Chinese attendants close the curtains at the end of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 14, 2005. (Cancan Chu/Getty Images)
People walk past a Huawei store in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2018. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)
People walk past a Huawei store in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2018. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)
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