logo for print

Mr. Magnet

Can a Japanese scientist loosen China’s grip on the rare earths supply chain needed for critical magnet technologies?

China Inc’s American Exodus

Beijing and Washington once encouraged Chinese corporate listings in the U.S, state and private-sector alike. No longer. Some U.S. politicians want them delisted, and Xi...

The China Hawks’ China Hawk

Elbridge Colby, under secretary for defense policy at the Pentagon, is arguably Taiwan’s most powerful friend in Washington. But if China does make good on...

The Silicon State

The contest between China and the U.S. for 21st century technological supremacy is not just a mano-a-mano bout pitting Xi Jinping against Donald Trump. The...

Fathers and Sons

Xi Jinping disappointed Chinese Communist Party reformers who thought he would be more like his father. In this excerpt from his new biography of Xi...

Hidden Treasures

The battle for rare earths has reached the abyss. China thinks it can win there too, as it out-maneuvers the U.S. and New Zealand in...

All the President’s Generals

President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaigns have come full circle in the PLA. First he hunted his predecessors’ appointees. Now his own generals are falling.

The Vapor Trail

Chinese vape makers exploited a loophole in rules set during the first Trump administration to spread their products across America. Could the president's trade war...

Grading Day

2025 has arrived. Has China’s grand vision for tech supremacy lived up to the hype?

Is DJI Done?

The most popular drone company in the world is fighting for its future in America with one hand tied behind its back.