China

The BRI-funded project may further help the country out of a recession, but it worries Washington.

The former national security advisor says that crises will “come very early on” in the new administration.

In Latin America, China is saying goodbye to big bets and bridges in favor of a new approach.

China is readying for known challenges and unknown risks.

A few questions remain about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s China policy.

It emphasizes limited Chinese activities instead of the much more potent Russian threat.

The incoming U.S. president will be more extreme and less restrained.

So far, Beijing has maintained a carefully neutral position on the presidential election.

Instead of leveraging Moscow’s faltering prospects by upping aid to Ukraine, Western leaders are paralyzed by fright.

A notoriously opaque state still produces plenty of data.

Scholars don’t trust the Republican nominee when it comes to managing U.S. foreign policy.

A new onslaught from abroad is expected as the votes are counted and certified.

A Trump victory could cause relations to rapidly spiral downward.

The declaration from last week’s summit reads like a cri de coeur for the existing order.

A revitalized group can act as a counterweight to BRICS.

Restrictions have quietly eased since a two-year crackdown that cost Chinese companies $1.1 trillion.

The Chinese leader hopes to steer a “slow bull” in the direction he wants.

Maricopa County in Arizona has been a lightning rod for election deniers since 2020. Officials there say they’re prepared this time around.

What to know about the bloc as its summit concludes.

The country’s drift away from Washington and Brussels has pushed it closer to Moscow and Beijing.

Kevin Rudd on the fragility of Xi’s long-term ideological project.

Lately, China’s most troublesome neighbors have been its supposed friends.

A new Washington consensus risks improvised and chaotic policy.

The U.S. national security advisor defended the administration’s approach to allies and adversaries alike.

An agreement to resume patrols in Ladakh should benefit trade ties, but it’s not a prelude to a broader detente.

It’s high time to push back against Beijing’s increasingly successful efforts to delegitimize Taipei.

To leapfrog China, Washington should shift away from lithium-ion batteries.

How an ad hoc gaggle of countries turned themselves into global revolutionaries and why it might yet matter for the West.

The dead Wagner founder still inspires Chinese military bloggers and advocates of privatized security.

China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are expanding their collaborations.

As president, his aggressive stance toward the region led many countries to warm to China.

New fiscal stimulus measures won’t be enough without increased household consumption.

Inside Beijing’s efforts to rewrite its history.

A blockbuster take on China’s favorite story has become a source of national pride.

The politics of partying with Taiwan and China in one Washington week.

The group has found its stride, but its centrality to Indo-Pacific security is not assured.

Divergence between the two is emerging on multiple fronts.

Beijing’s clean energy is booming—but its environmental ambitions are shrinking.

The infiltration raises serious national security concerns in Washington.

The Sino-Russian partnership is tighter than the Sino-Soviet one, with no reason for a split any time soon.

Pyongyang is playing Russia and China against each other—and has given up on the United States.

A new tabletop exercise reveals financial, cybersecurity, and energy risks that China could exploit.

As conflict escalates in the Middle East, Beijing’s moral support for Tehran isn’t likely to mean much.

China is missing out on growth because the Communist Party comes first.

Washington can’t outcompete Beijing-backed banks.

A new rule would effectively ban Chinese cars from the United States. Some experts worry about the costs of the sweeping approach.

Another political shake-up in New Delhi’s neighborhood shouldn’t have a major impact on bilateral ties.

Authorities say Hunan finance chief Liu Wenjie was killed, but direct political assassinations are rare in China.

By placing power above plenty too soon, Xi Jinping may have made a great strategic blunder.

Asia is the global epicenter of a competition for global leadership.

American companies and officials reveal a flurry of warnings and actions against Russia, China, and Iran. 

Republicans are divided on whether regime change in Beijing should be the ultimate goal.

Modi’s iron-fisted approach to the disputed region has left it more vulnerable to local and geopolitical threats.

European Union sanctions would matter more than U.S. ones in a Taiwan war scenario.

A new survey reveals that support for international cooperation among global south countries is dismally low.

The gradual change—the first since the 1950s—won’t solve the country’s demographic problems.

Revisionist powers like to use international law as a weapon. Now the West is thinking creatively, too—to uphold the order, not break it.

A sequel to the acclaimed “River Town” can’t quite find its course.

As the West protects its markets, China will need to dump its exports elsewhere—and emerging nations are alarmed.

The so-called China week is only likely to reinforce Beijing’s views on Washington.

The Trump-Harris debate masked how Republicans and Democrats agree on tougher tariffs on China.

After 16 years of delays, a joint project to mine copper sees new momentum. But significant challenges remain.

When you are attractive, you can economize on sticks and carrots.

No matter who wins the White House, these nine thinkers from around the world would like a word.

Without a secure Europe, the United States risks becoming a hemispheric potentate on the margins of the world.

Not so, argues the White House’s ambassador in Beijing, Nicholas Burns.

Beijing is worried about a sudden surge in emigration.

Leaders from across the continent gather in Beijing, seeking loans and financing deals.

Prices for clean technology such as electric vehicles and solar panels have fallen sharply, underscoring economic insecurity.

The High North is an arena of great-power competition, but Russia is the one with something to lose.

Reads on the geopolitics of electric cars.

Beijing values engagement with Washington despite limited concrete outcomes.

Perception gaps are a major problem in the fight against drug-trafficking.

Pompous billionaires, authoritarian regimes, and opaque oligarchs are hoarding our data. Only an alternative online ecosystem will stop them.

The benefits could outweigh the risks—and allow the superpowers to leave competition to earthly problems.

Nationalist protesters are no longer a staple of Chinese crisis diplomacy.

New centers of power are emerging as a new generation in the global south looks beyond Washington and former European colonizers.

And for now, the United States has few other options.

America’s Middle Eastern adversary is occupying an arena typically dominated by Russia and China.

A deal intended to reduce tensions in the South China Sea after a violent confrontation in June has had limited effect.

Policies of “no first use” are a model for nuclear states.

On a return to Shanghai, our columnist takes note of how rising inequality is leading many Chinese to vote with their feet.

The former president is too ill-disciplined and corrupt to confront Beijing.

Today’s autocrats have formed a global network. Those fighting them will have to do the same.

Gina Raimondo has reshaped the Commerce Department for technological competition with China.

Manila is receiving unprecedented U.S. help to beef up its defenses.

The incursion shows Washington the way to a smarter pivot to Asia.

Despite challenges, the group faces no meaningful threat to its political survival.

The United States’ biggest adversaries are far from a unified threat.

A newspaper has blamed guandan for corruption—but it really underscores the informal politics that keep the Chinese Communist Party running.

Local newspapers reveal what the vice presidential candidate thought long before he came into the national spotlight.

The countries have managed to make progress even as competition in other spheres escalates.

Years of Chinese investment have transformed Jakarta into a nickel powerhouse. But that support has come at a price.

On a return to Shanghai, our columnist detects worries about the future—but also a steely determination that the country’s sheer size will see it advance in key areas.

Neither the host countries nor the athletes tend to profit from the Games.

Athletes and commentators revive skepticism about how the World Anti-Doping Agency handled allegations ahead of the Paris Olympics.

The United States needs better tools to bolster global energy security.

Countries in Europe and Asia are preparing for tariffs, but their options are limited.

Washington has switched from economic offense to defense.

The foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo sends a signal that all is well with the grouping after a year of competing obligations.