Xi Jinping

Beijing’s new aggression and ideological reaction started well before Xi Jinping.

The Chinese leader learned one key thing from his father: The party comes first.

An advocate for China describes why the pandemic has increased his trust in Xi, the party, and Beijing.

Whether he is cozying up to China or scapegoating it, Trump has consistently placed his personal political interests over those of the United States.

There are many ways Beijing could use the mystery surrounding Kim Jong Un’s disappearance to its advantage. None of them are good for the United States or Japan.

We should be skeptical toward claims that the pandemic changes everything. China won’t benefit, and the United States will remain preeminent.

Don’t mistake different messages for division within the party.

From Beijing to Washington, governments have been muzzling scientists, inflating the success of their containment efforts, and discrediting valid reporting. Citizens have to fight back.

The “demon virus” threat has rattled the confidence of many Chinese in the regime’s ability to protect people’s lives and jobs.

China hawks pinned too many hopes on a deeply flawed administration.

A new book lays out the Chinese leader’s stark worldview.

Beijing won’t tolerate dissent at home. But when foreigners criticize its geopolitical tactics, it listens.

A new book looks at the China challenge for the United States—and China itself.

But the Russia-China flirtation may not last forever. As in the classic novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms,” the Chinese can be calculating about alliances.