List of U.S.-China Competition articles
-
Heavy machinery handles bauxite and iron ore at the Port of Yantai in China, on Oct. 29. The Minerals That Drive Trump’s Global Agenda
From Canada to Pakistan, an interest in critical minerals is a through line in the White House’s foreign policy.
-
A collage photo illustration showing Xi Jinping casting a long shadow on images representative of innovation: construction, semiconductor manufacturing, and robots, on a red background. Can Chinese Authoritarianism Stay Smart?
Beijing’s continued economic growth depends on a fragile balance of control and freedom.
-
A brightly colored array of phone shapes with geopolitical images and tittok controls on them with headlines like: POV: Xi's Just Not That Into You atop Xi Jinping's face and Vladimir, STOP! atop Vladimir Putin's face. You Should Be Reading This on TikTok
Why Washington’s foreign-policy community needs to take its conversation to a new platform.
-
A displaced Sudanese woman, who fled El Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces, sits in her makeshift shelter in the Um Yanqur camp on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in Sudan’s western Darfur region, on Nov. 3. Trump Turns His Eye to Sudan
The U.S. president said he’ll work with regional partners to help end Sudan’s civil war.
-
Two men, Tinubu and Xi, are seen in profile as they shake hands and smile at each other in front of long wood desks. Both men are dressed formally. Nigeria Is Turning Into a U.S.-China Battleground
Trump’s threats leave Nigerians worried about superpower intentions.
-
An aerial drone photo shows a wind power off-grid hydrogen production project at a hydrogen energy technology company in Liaoning Province, China, on July 30. China Is Already Pulling Ahead on the Next Energy Supply Chain
Low-emission hydrogen is quickly becoming the latest frontier for geoeconomic competition.
-
Heads of state listen to U.S. President Donald Trump's opening remarks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26. Trump Is Alienating Southeast Asia
Tariffs and inattention have pushed regional states toward China.
-
Naofumi Tsumura, director of the guard and rescue department of the Japan Coast Guard's 10th regional headquarters, speaks to media from the helicopter deck of a Japan Coast Guard ship at the end of maritime exercises with the Philippines and the United States Coast Guards in the waters around Kagoshima, Japan, on June 20. To Counter China, Look to the ‘Other Trilat’
The U.S.-Philippines-Japan partnership needs institutionalization.
-
Visitors take selfies with the logo of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) outside of the TSMC Museum of Innovation on April 18 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Taiwan’s Government Is Scared of Its Own Semiconductor Giant
Taipei needs to learn how to better wield the “silicon shield.”
-
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30. What Trump and Xi Did—and Didn’t—Agree to
From soybeans to semiconductors, here’s everything you need to know about what came out of the meeting.
-
Chinese President Xi Jinping at the beginning of a bilateral meeting with the President of Congo in the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Sept. 4. Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths
China’s complex new rules take on the entire world at once—and give Trump an opportunity.
-
East Timor President José Ramos-Horta, wearing a patterned blue and white suit jacket, stands with arms outstretched against a red backdrop that says "asean." Timor-Leste Adds a New Wrinkle to U.S.-China Competition
Southeast Asia’s freest democracy is joining ASEAN and could shift the balance of power.
-
People take photos of rocket artillery units during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3. Don’t Let Chinese Fears of a U.S. Decapitation Strike Lead to Nuclear War
Well-founded or not, Beijing’s fear of a U.S. decapitation strike could prove dangerous. Washington should help mitigate it.
-
Gold Trump-branded playing cards for sale. Who Holds the High Cards in Sino-American Supply Chain Poker?
Beijing’s control of rare-earth minerals will force Trump to find new leverage.
-
Tah-ray Yui smiles and gives a thumbs-up gesture as he walks toward a white building. Taiwan’s Message to Trump and the U.N.: ‘We’re Not a Freeloader’
The island’s de facto ambassador to Washington on Trump, China, defense spending, and more.
