List of China articles
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Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to the podium to speak at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 5. The Coming Clash Between China and the Global South
As the West protects its markets, China will need to dump its exports elsewhere—and emerging nations are alarmed.
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An illustration shows a circular fortress made of shipping containers surrounding a U.S. flag on a pole. How Washington Learned to Embrace Protectionism
Biden’s embrace of Trump-era tariffs is part of a broader change in U.S. thinking on trade—and toward China.
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Afghan workers use shovels to clear a mountain slope at Mes Aynak. China and the Taliban Team Up on Copper
After 16 years of delays, a joint project to mine copper sees new momentum. But significant challenges remain.
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An illustration shows a horseshoe-shaped magnet with a U.S. flag motif attracting a giant crowd of tiny people toward it. Invest in Soft Power
When you are attractive, you can economize on sticks and carrots.
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letters-president-america-election-nicolas-ortega-illustration-3-2 Letters to the Next President
No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.
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U.S. Army soldiers stand next to a U.S. flag as they take part in a NATO military exercise at the Novo Selo military ground, Bulgaria, on Sept. 26, 2023. U.S. Strategy Should Be Europe First, Then Asia
Without a secure Europe, the United States risks becoming a hemispheric potentate on the margins of the world.
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U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 26. Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?
Not so, argues the White House’s ambassador in Beijing, Nicholas Burns.
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A man wearing only a pair of shorts and slip-on sandals sits on a battered truck bed with his knees legs drawn up and his arms wrapped around his knees. His head leans forward on his arms, face hidden. A dog lies down beside him on the truck bed. The U.S. and China Are Clearing Up Their Deportation Fights
Beijing is worried about a sudden surge in emigration.
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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star work to remove ice from the ship’s deck while underway in the Chukchi Sea. The Arctic Great Game Won’t Be Won in U.S. Shipyards
The High North is an arena of great-power competition, but Russia is the one with something to lose.
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Rows of cars are lined up next to a large blue and green ship. Why Is the West’s EV Industry So Far Behind China’s?
Reads on the geopolitics of electric cars.
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A person's hands are seen as they stand behind a tabletop stacked with blister packs of small white pills. The person holds a box opener as they open a small cardboard box of the same pills to investigate them. Washington and Beijing Don’t Understand Each Other’s Fentanyl Positions
Perception gaps are a major problem in the fight against drug-trafficking.
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The headquarters of ByteDance, the parent company of video sharing app TikTok, is seen in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2020. Banning TikTok Won’t Keep Your Data Safe
Pompous billionaires, authoritarian regimes, and opaque oligarchs are hoarding our data. Only an alternative online ecosystem will stop them.
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A rocket is launched at night. There is a lot of smoke, and the photo is red-tinted. The U.S. and China Should Consider Partnering in Space
The benefits could outweigh the risks—and allow the superpowers to leave competition to earthly problems.
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A man walks past portraits of former Chinese leaders Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao and current president Xi Jinping at Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall in Yan'an, China, on Oct. 15, 2022. Xi Prefers Fleet Power to Street Protest
Nationalist protesters are no longer a staple of Chinese crisis diplomacy.
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(From L to R) President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a BRICS family photo at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23, 2023. The Young and the Westless
New centers of power are emerging as a new generation in the global south looks beyond Washington and former European colonizers.
