The Cloud Conundrum
The world's AI ambitions are currently tethered to the U.S.-built cloud. Can the U.S. keep it that way?
Sara Castro on the U.S.’s First Encounters with the Chinese Communist Party
The academic and former intelligence analyst discusses the wartime Dixie Mission to Mao’s stronghold and its resonances today.
Helen Toner on Setting the Rules for AI
The researcher and former OpenAI board member discusses who holds the advantage in artificial intelligence and the chances of the U.S. and China working together...
Oriana Skylar Mastro on How China Gained Power
The political scientist explains how China has risen not just by following in the U.S.’s footsteps, but also by exploiting U.S. vulnerabilities and its own...
The Academic Fault Line
As another major U.S. university ends its partnership in China, the future of higher education exchanges between the two countries looks bleak.
China’s Military-Civil Defusion
China’s civilian industry is still tightly integrated with the military, but open discussion of the link is less frequent.
Plugging The Sanctions Gaps
Under Trump and Biden the U.S. has targeted hundreds of Chinese firms with a mishmash of sanctions and lists. But is the approach working?
The Main Takeaways from the House’s China Week
Lawmakers have passed a string of bills this week designed to counter China — but with some notable omissions.
WuXi Waylaid
When Congress resumes next month, the BioSecure Act will be one of its top priorities. The bill, which could dramatically reorder the global pharmaceutical supply...
The China Risk in Index Funds
A look into how funds that track major indexes could be investing in companies with controversial links in China.
Dmitri Alperovitch on Speeding Up Efforts to Deter China
The geopolitics analyst says Xi Jinping is bent on invading Taiwan and the U.S. needs to unite with its allies to win a new Cold...
Gunpowder Gambit
China’s role in the gunpowder supply chain is spurring concerns in Washington and Brussels.