Americans may envy China’s deflation. They shouldn’t.

Beijing’s grand ambitions threaten to take down the global car industry.

Beijing’s grand ambitions threaten to take down the global car industry.

Today he’s resolved little more than a crisis of his own making. What might he trade away later for such negligible gains?

Today he’s resolved little more than a crisis of his own making. What might he trade away later for such negligible gains?

Beijing explores the leverage it now has to work its geopolitical will.

Beijing explores the leverage it now has to work its geopolitical will.

Donald Trump has given America's adversaries an opportunity they haven’t seized, Michael Schuman argues: "Xi and Putin are, in effect, holding the U.S. alliance system together."

Donald Trump has given America's adversaries an opportunity they haven’t seized, Michael Schuman argues: "Xi and Putin are, in effect, holding the U.S. alliance system together."

The state is ever more insistent on a reality at odds with people’s experience. That’s not a good sign for progress.

The state is ever more insistent on a reality at odds with people’s experience. That’s not a good sign for progress.

After giving ground on AI chips, what other concessions will the president make?

After giving ground on AI chips, which other concessions will the president make?

The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up.

The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up.

Iran and Israel came to blows, and Beijing mostly ducked.

Iran and Israel came to blows, and Beijing mostly ducked.

Beijing has reasons to want its top students to stay home.

Dividing America’s adversaries isn’t as easy as all that.

Dividing America’s adversaries isn’t as easy as all that.

An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.

An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.

An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.

President Trump released a new statement on China saying that the country needs to come to the U.S. to make a trade deal to lower the tariffs the U.S. has levied against China, because the country nee...

Xi Jinping, like his American counterpart, needs to be the top dog.

Xi Jinping, like his American counterpart, needs to be the top dog.

The tariffs will destroy another pillar of American power and leave a vacuum for others to fill.

The tariffs will destroy another pillar of American power and leave a vacuum for others to fill.

Xi Jinping could only have dreamed of such rapid destruction of American power.

Xi Jinping could only have dreamed of such rapid destruction of American power.

Chinese companies are good at doing more with less—and at using any means necessary.

China’s statistics bureau says GDP grew 5% in 2024, meeting official target, but outside economists question data. Export-driven growth likely to stall this year in face of tariffs, warn Morgan Stanle...

Trump’s relations with corporate titans seem to have softened his hard line.

Trump’s relations with corporate titans seem to have softened his hard line.

China grandstands about Gaza while repressing a Muslim community within its own borders. Hardly anyone seems to notice.

China grandstands about Gaza while repressing a Muslim community within its own borders. Hardly anyone seems to notice.

U.S. voters wanted change. The world may pay the price.