List of China articles
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Rose Garden. A Bull in the China Policy Shop
The “move fast and break things” approach of Trump’s second term has undermined some of his administration’s own China goals.
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks in a video broadcast at the start of the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference, a meeting of religious leaders in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, India. The Dalai Lama Defies China to Announce His Reincarnation Plans
As Tibet’s exiled leader turns 90, a radical spiritual approach might solve the succession problem.
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Myanmar’s junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, salutes at a ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day. Time and Beijing Are Working Against Myanmar’s Resistance
As fighting drags on, sieges and Chinese pressure may allow Myanmar’s military junta to consolidate its power.
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A general view of a rare-earth refinery north of the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou on Aug. 20, 2012. How Rare Earths Became China’s Top Trade Weapon
Washington wasn’t always so vulnerable to Beijing’s chokehold.
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Australian and American flags on the table during a meeting between Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on September 22, 2021. Australia Can’t Have Its Geopolitics Both Ways
Trump forces a reckoning with China on a key Indo-Pacific ally.
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An illustration depicts historical moments from the past in the curtains of the Oval Office: Julius Caesar, the Cultural Revolution in China, and three American presidents. The room shows an empty chair at the Resolute Desk and a presidential seal on the rug. Why Compare the Present to the Past?
Thinking via historical analogy has become the preferred way to confront our anxieties.
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An illustration shows Chairman Mao being driven in a car past a sea of red flags. In the foreground is Donald Trump in a similar pose driven in a golf cart. Is This an American Cultural Revolution?
Liberal critics charge Trump with creating a cult of personality not unlike Mao Zedong’s.
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Hong Kong’s Star Ferry How China’s Crackdown Has Reshaped Hong Kong
Inside life in the city five years after its national security law went into effect.
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A giant panda's tongue hangs out while eating. The Expedition That Launched a Century of Panda-Mania
A new book details how the United States helped create a truly political animal.
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The book cover of Michael Luo's Strangers in the Land. The Forgotten Stories of the Chinese in America
‘Strangers in the Land’ illuminates a dark, enduring period of U.S. history.
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Parts of the Shahran fuel depot on the outskirts of Tehran are ablaze after an Israeli attack on June 15. Did Trump Just Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil?
Ignoring Tehran’s oil shipments has been informal policy for years. What if Washington made it official?
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Damage in a residential building in the Saadat Abad neighborhood of Tehran on June 26, following the Israeli attack on Iran. Would Beijing Welcome Escalation in the Middle East?
China has plenty to lose from instability.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif answers questions during a press conference in Beijing. Don’t Count on China Bailing Out Iran
Beijing cares more about the Gulf states than Tehran’s future.
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Prabowo Subianto is seen from the chest upward as he salutes something ahead of him. He wears a dark gray suit, blue tie, and a black cap with a flat top. Asia’s Autocrats Welcome USAID’s End
Conspiracy theories about U.S. power are now shared by the Trump administration.
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Wantalk, an artificial intelligence chatbot created by Chinese tech company Baidu, is seen at the Baidu headquarters in Beijing on Feb. 2, 2024. Can China Catch Up on AI?
“We’re in the sprint mode of a real race for supremacy between the United States and China.”
