People's Republic of China

May 15, 2024

A photograph of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden in front of a Chinese flag

Ideas

The Vatican’s Gamble With Beijing Is Costing China’s Catholics

Francis X. Rocca

May 14, 2024

Pope Francis set against a red background

Technology

The Absurdity of Believing China’s Great at Protecting Kids Online

Louise Matsakis

May 8, 2024

Photograph of young girls in China using their smartphones

The Atlantic Daily

Autocracies Are Winning the Information War

Tom Nichols

May 6, 2024

A toy soldier holds a microphone like a machine gun

Ideas

The New Propaganda War

Anne Applebaum

June 2024 Issue

illustration with old-fashioned cathode-ray TV set with Russian and Chinese flags as its antennae, tuning in to a distorted image of the American flag

Global

For Xi Jinping, Religion Is Power

Judith Hertog

May 5, 2024

Technology

Welcome to the TikTok Meltdown

Charlie Warzel

April 24, 2024

A person holds a sign in front of the Capitol that reads, "TikTok changed my life for the better."

Ideas

The Politics of Pessimism

Frank Bruni

April 22, 2024

Global

How the Humble Donkey Became a Big Problem for China

Michael Schuman

April 21, 2024

Picture of donkeys in a pen in west Mali

Ideas

There’s No Easy Answer to Chinese EVs

Rogé Karma

April 18, 2024

An electric car painted red, white, and green

Global

The Angst Behind China’s ‘Lying Flat’ Youth

Christina Knight

March 23, 2024

Planet

America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars

Jason Torchinsky

January 30, 2024

Global

China Won’t Leave Taiwan’s Election to the Taiwanese

Timothy McLaughlin

January 12, 2024

Chinese red dragon wrapped around blue circle of Taiwanese flag

Global

Beijing Won’t Allow Taiwan’s Democracy to Survive

Michael Schuman

January 10, 2024

An honor guard during a flag raising ceremony at Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Next month Taiwan holds presidential and legislature elections that will help shape US-China relations for years to come.

Global

Xi Jinping Is Fighting a Culture War at Home

Michael Schuman

December 20, 2023

Global

Why Xi Wants Trump to Win

Michael Schuman

January/February 2024 Issue

black-and-white photo of Xi Jinping reaching to shake Donald Trump's hand as Trump gestures, with row of uniformed guards at attention in background

Global

Por qué Xi quiere que Trump gane

Michael Schuman

December 5, 2023

Fotografía en blanco y negro de Xi Jinping estrechándole la mano a Donald Trump, quien le hace un gesto, con una fila de guardias uniformados en posición de firmes al fondo.

Global

Trump abandonará la OTAN

Anne Applebaum

December 4, 2023

Ilustración de banderas en blanco y negro de países de la OTAN ondeando en mástiles, con una bandera roja de EE. UU. suelta frente a ellas.

Global

Don’t Expect U.S.-China Relations to Get Better

Michael Schuman

November 16, 2023

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, both wearing blue suits, walking side by side on a brick path through a garden

Global

China’s Two-Faced Approach to Gaza

Michael Schuman

November 4, 2023

On a red field dotted with gold stars, a black and white photo of Xi Jinping appears in the shape of the map of Israel

Global

India Isn’t Signing Up for China’s New World Order

Michael Schuman

October 17, 2023

Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi stand next to each other but face in opposite directions in front of flags.

Ideas

Telling the Truth About Taiwan

Eliot A. Cohen

October 3, 2023

Military helicopters carrying Taiwan flags conduct a flyby rehearsal ahead of National Day celebration, near Taipei 101 , amid escalating tensions between Taipei and Beijing, China, in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 5, 2021.

Global

China Is All About Sovereignty. So Why Not Ukraine’s?

Michael Schuman

September 25, 2023

Close-up of Xi Jinping against a red-and-blue field

Technology

America Just Hit the Lithium Jackpot

Ross Andersen

September 14, 2023

An outline of a battery filled with slot-machine numbers

Global

Xi Jinping Is Done With the Established World Order

Michael Schuman

September 9, 2023

Global

The China Model Is Dead

Michael Schuman

September 7, 2023

Xi Jinping, wearing a suit and tie, looks downcast in the bottom right of a plain red field.

Global

Why You Should Worry About China’s Missing Minister

Michael Schuman

August 9, 2023

An illustration of Qin Gang's face obscured over the Chinese flag.

Global

China Doesn’t Want to Compete. It Wants to Win.

Michael Schuman

July 14, 2023

American Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaking to top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi

Global

The End of Optimism in China

Michael Schuman

June 29, 2023

Chinese flags and pedestrians reflected in a window in Shanghai, China

Global

What Is Putin Worth to China?

Michael Schuman

June 26, 2023

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin stand back to back in black suits, Xi towering over Putin.

Global

China and the West Are Coming Apart. Can China’s Economy Continue to Rise?

Michael Schuman

June 8, 2023

The spire of a skyscraper rising above a a bed of clouds

Global

A New Cold War Could Be Much Worse Than the One We Remember

Charles A. Kupchan

June 3, 2023

Triangular yellow road sign, but the exclamation mark looks like a launching missile

Global

In America’s Competition With China, Democracy Could Lose

Brian Klaas

May 13, 2023

People walk past a campaign poster for opposition candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra on a street in in Bangkok.

Global

China Could Soon Be the Dominant Military Power in Asia

Michael Schuman

May 4, 2023

Two Chinese navy officers facing each other, a navy vessel at sea visible in the space between them.

Global

Why Chatbot AI Is a Problem for China

Michael Schuman

April 18, 2023

An illustration featuring digits in the shape of a yellow star on red background

Global

China Plays Peacemaker

Michael Schuman

March 14, 2023

Chinese leader Xi Jinping with Iranian leader Ebrahim Raisi

Sections

The Print Edition

China Has Gotten the Trade War It Deserves

The Vatican’s Gamble With Beijing Is Costing China’s Catholics

The Absurdity of Believing China’s Great at Protecting Kids Online

Autocracies Are Winning the Information War

The New Propaganda War

For Xi Jinping, Religion Is Power

Welcome to the TikTok Meltdown

The Politics of Pessimism

How the Humble Donkey Became a Big Problem for China

There’s No Easy Answer to Chinese EVs

The Angst Behind China’s ‘Lying Flat’ Youth

America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars

China Won’t Leave Taiwan’s Election to the Taiwanese

Beijing Won’t Allow Taiwan’s Democracy to Survive

Xi Jinping Is Fighting a Culture War at Home

Why Xi Wants Trump to Win

Por qué Xi quiere que Trump gane

Trump abandonará la OTAN

Don’t Expect U.S.-China Relations to Get Better

China’s Two-Faced Approach to Gaza

India Isn’t Signing Up for China’s New World Order

Telling the Truth About Taiwan

China Is All About Sovereignty. So Why Not Ukraine’s?

America Just Hit the Lithium Jackpot

Xi Jinping Is Done With the Established World Order

The China Model Is Dead

Why You Should Worry About China’s Missing Minister

China Doesn’t Want to Compete. It Wants to Win.

The End of Optimism in China

What Is Putin Worth to China?

China and the West Are Coming Apart. Can China’s Economy Continue to Rise?

A New Cold War Could Be Much Worse Than the One We Remember

In America’s Competition With China, Democracy Could Lose

China Could Soon Be the Dominant Military Power in Asia

Why Chatbot AI Is a Problem for China

China Plays Peacemaker