Kevin Rudd Calls B.S. on U.S.-China ‘Cold War’
Definitions matter, says the former Australian PM.
Eric X. Li on China’s Success, America’s Failure and the Irrational Rivalry
The Shanghai-based venture capitalist says America is in decline, and that China’s political system has delivered — but don’t call it authoritarian.
Mr. China
Jerome A. Cohen pioneered the study of Chinese law in the United States. He met with Zhou Enlai, trained Chinese officials and helped American firms...
Niall Ferguson on Cold War II and the Death of ‘Chimerica’
“This is Trump’s major historical achievement. He has made legitimate an anti-Chinese sentiment on both sides of the partisan divide that Biden can’t make go...
The Samsung Sandwich
The Korean giant was one of the first multinationals to build a huge presence in China, pumping billions of dollars into the country and eventually...
China’s Techno-Dictatorship
The ruling Communist Party has just offered signals on politics, technology and the economy. How will the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan shape China and the...
Nicholas Lardy on How China is Going From Strength to Strength
The scholar explains how China's recovery from Covid-19 has resulted in an even more formidable economic power.
Deglobalization Will Hurt the World’s Poorer Regions
And the intellectual response has been a near-deafening silence.
Coal Pushers
With a domestic glut, China is bankrolling coal projects abroad — even as the rest of the world cuts back.
H. R. McMaster on Making Use of America’s Strengths
The former Army general and national security advisor says competition, not cooperation, with China is the best way to avoid confrontation.
Charlene Chu On Reading the Economic Tea Leaves
The banking expert explains how China's debt, foreign exchange reserves, and relationship with the U.S. could affect its economy.
What’s Behind China’s Sudden Crackdown on Food Waste
Xi's "empty plates" campaign only makes sense if China’s leadership thinks there will be an even greater shock to the global trading system in the...