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When Biden Went to China

Michael Schuman

August 11, 2022

An illustration showing a “Joe” name tag attached to a suit lapel.

The Gamble of Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan

Michael Schuman

August 3, 2022

Nancy Pelosi, wearing a white pantsuit with a turquoise sash, standing with Taiwan’s president in front of a painting of Sun Yat-sen

Why Britain Changed Its China Stance

August 2, 2022

A door with the British flag opens to reveal the Chinese flag

What Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Says About China

Michael Schuman

July 27, 2022

Xi Jinping delivers a speech

The Day I Saw the Emperor’s Clay Soldiers

Jonathan Musgrove

July 24, 2022

A silhouette of a statue on a stand with a photo of the clay soldiers inside the lines

How China Wants to Replace the U.S. Order

Michael Schuman

July 13, 2022

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China’s ‘Very Dangerous Trajectory’

Michael Schuman

June 21, 2022

A security guard wearing a Hazmat suit stands in front of a patch of green and a large photo of rolling fields in Beijing

What Returning to China Taught Me About China

Michael Schuman

June 14, 2022

A human figure is surrounded by giant swabs.

Why Biden Is Right to End Ambiguity on Taiwan

May 24, 2022

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China Is Doing Biden’s Work for Him

Michael Schuman

May 24, 2022

Members of the Chinese navy stand on the deck of a naval destroyer.

The Volunteer Movement Enraging China

Timothy McLaughlin

May 21, 2022

An eyeball looks through a hole in a wall painted to represent a Chinese flag.

China’s Troubling New Military Strategy Is Coming Into View

May 5, 2022

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi stands alongside Solomon Islands' Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele

Chasing the King of Kowloon

April 19, 2022

A expressive ink painting of Tsang Tsou-choi

China’s Costly Exceptionalism

Michael Schuman

April 18, 2022

Medical workers put on protective suits.

The Final Blow to Hong Kong

Timothy McLaughlin

April 7, 2022

A man sits on a hill overlooking a residential estate in Hong Kong

The World Is Splitting in Two

Michael Schuman

March 28, 2022

The White House and Beijing's Zhongnanhai building side-by-side

What China’s Social Media Is Saying About Ukraine

Maria Repnikova and Wendy Zhou

March 11, 2022

A single red pawn on one end of a seesaw scale outweighs two pawns on the other end, one blue and one yellow.

China’s Russia Risk

Michael Schuman

March 9, 2022

A Ukrainian flag with images of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin

China Now Understands What a Nuclear Rivalry Looks Like

Michael Schuman

February 16, 2022

An illustration of five red nuclear bombs with warheads decorated as the Chinese flag

How China Captured Hollywood

Erich Schwartzel

February 8, 2022

A child poses in front of a giant King Kong statue.

Can China Ever Reopen?

Timothy McLaughlin

February 5, 2022

A photograph of a man being given a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 by a health worker at a private testing site in Beijing.

The Muslim World Isn’t Coming to Save the Uyghurs

February 3, 2022

A black-and-white photo taken from behind a man looking at a mosque while holding two Turkish flags in his right hand.

These Beijing Olympics Send a Much Darker Message

Michael Schuman

February 2, 2022

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Caring About Genocide in China Isn’t a ‘Luxury Belief’

January 21, 2022

China Hawks Don’t Understand How Science Advances

December 18, 2021

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China’s Big New Idea

Michael Schuman

December 14, 2021

Xi Jinping giving a speech on a screen behind a row of masked people

China Wants to Rule the World by Controlling the Rules

Michael Schuman

December 9, 2021

An illustration of the globe wrapped up in red tape stylized like the flag of China.

What the Peng Shuai Scandal Is Really About

Michael Schuman

November 30, 2021

Peng Shuai serves during her ladies' singles second-round match against Caroline Garcia of France during day five of the 2018 French Open.

Xi Jinping’s Terrifying New China

Michael Schuman

November 15, 2021

Revolutionary poster of Xi Jinping

The Dueling Ideas That Will Define the 21st Century

November 10, 2021

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The World Is Fed Up With China’s Belligerence

November 9, 2021

An illustration of a hand with the Chinese flag around the neck of a face represented by a Taiwan flag

What Will Drive China to War?

Michael Beckley and Hal Brands

November 1, 2021

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Washington Is Getting China Wrong

Michael Schuman

October 11, 2021

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Consensus Isn’t Always a Good Thing

October 5, 2021

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America’s China Strategy Is Working

Michael Schuman

September 20, 2021

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The World Needs a Pandemic Plan B

September 13, 2021

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