List of China articles
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People visit the Nokia stand at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Feb. 26, 2019. The West Needs Champions
With China strongly backing its big national firms, the West should consider doing the same.
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A Chinese People’s Armed Police Force member conducts tactical training in Guiyang, China, on July 28, 2020. China Is Losing Influence—and That Makes It Dangerous
The best thing Biden can do is lighten up on China and let gravity take its toll.
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A man walks past a billboard for the construction of an oil refinery and storage facility in the port city of Hambantota, Sri Lanka, on March 24, 2019. Chinese Belt and Road Investment Isn’t All Bad—or Good
As Sri Lanka shows, when it comes to Chinese debt, small states have agency and great powers have responsibilities.
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U.S. President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on March 1. Can Biden Finally Put the Middle East in Check and Pivot Already?
The new administration, like previous ones, has a Middle East quagmire. But it’s trying some nuanced moves to break free.
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Policemen inspect the facilities at a coal mine in Changji in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Feb. 21. Meet Today’s Masters of the Universe
“The World for Sale” peels back the cover on the secretive—and sometimes shady—people who make the modern world go around.
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A lion dancer moves down the street outside the Chinese Kali temple in Tangra, Kolkata, on Feb. 11, the eve of Lunar New Year. In Kolkata, Only a Few Lions Are Still Dancing
A 2-century-old Indian Chinese community is threatened by tensions between the two countries.
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FP-Latin-America-5G-China-United-States-Technology-War Latin American Governments Are Caught in the Middle of the U.S.-China Tech War
So far, policymakers have maintained strong ties with both nations. In 2021, they may face a point of no return.
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Protesters wearing traditional “thanakha,” a yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground bark applied on the face, hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 25. Why China Favors Democracy Over Dictatorship in Myanmar
To secure Beijing’s economic and regional interests, a reliable democratic government is better than an unpredictable and expansionist military junta.
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Defaced photocopies of British National Overseas passports are displayed by pro-Beijing activists as they gather outside the British Consulate General to protest against the use of BNO passports in Hong Kong on Feb. 1. China’s Nationality Law Is a Cage for Hong Kongers
Foreign passport holders risk being trapped in China by nervous authorities.
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A close-up view of Dubai Knowledge Park’s Huawei building in Jumeirah, Dubai, on Feb. 22. Influence Without Entanglement in the Middle East
How China is outflanking the United States—and staying under the radar.
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CIA Director-designate William Burns testifies during his Senate Select Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24. Biden’s Pick for CIA Director Singles Out China as ‘Biggest Geopolitical Test’
Bill Burns, a veteran diplomat, will helm the spy agency in an era of renewed great-power competition.
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An Indian Army convoy drives toward Leh, a town in northern India, on a highway bordering China on Sept. 2, 2020. Did India Just Win at the Line of Actual Control?
Beijing and New Delhi may be disengaging in the Pangong Tso lake region, but their divisions are more fraught than ever.
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The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva Can Biden Fix the U.N. Human Rights Council?
The administration insists it can succeed where two U.S. presidents already tried and failed.
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Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jets perform at the Aero India air show at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangaluru, on Feb. 3. How Did India Manage to Build an Advanced Fighter Jet Like the Tejas?
When it comes to sensitive industries like defense, democracy and the rule of law do matter.
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Demonstrators protest the China-backed Myitsone dam project in Myanmar Can a Dam Deal Buy Beijing’s Support for Myanmar’s Junta?
China wants an unpopular billion-dollar project restarted, but it has walked a fine line around the coup.
