China
McCaul Pushes for State Department’s Afghanistan Docs
Plus: A researcher calls for Congress to sanction Xi Jinping.
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Stake Out a New World Order
Russia and China’s leaders claim to reject a ‘Cold War mentality’ while escalating their anti-Western rhetoric.
House Republicans Leap to Trump’s Defense
Plus: The Senate considers ending a pair of war authorizations, and the China competition committee plans its next hearing.
China’s Middle East Power Play
A Beijing-brokered normalization deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia may lack staying power, but it signals China’s long-term strategy.
The Japan-South Korea Thaw
In the face of threats from China and North Korea, can America’s East Asian allies find ways to cooperate despite a painful past?
Going to War Over Taiwan: Who Decides?
Even if Biden could justify U.S. intervention without congressional approval, it’s politically important to have the legislative branch on board.
The Rise of Xi Jinping’s China
Former National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley on the risk of competition turning into confrontation: A Dispatch Q&A.
The Daunting Task the New China Committee Faces
A new House panel debuts with a prime-time hearing and questions about how to address threats from the Chinese government.
Untangling the Chinese Knot
We shouldn’t glibly conflate China’s economic challenge with its military-strategic threat.
Lawmakers Elevate Human Rights Ahead of First CCP Hearing
The select committee on competition with China meets tonight to lay out the threat posed by China.
A Time for American Stability—and Power
Our allies are pondering whether we are still a superpower.
Nuclear Breakout or Just Holes in the Ground?
By some measures China’s atomic arsenal has become more formidable than America’s.
Microsoft, China, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Rethinking tech collaboration in an age of great-power competition.
An (Unidentified Flying) Object Lesson
If we’re not being invaded by aliens, what’s going on? A Dispatch Explainer.
Balloons, Biden, and American Power
What the spy balloon incident tells us about America as a superpower.
Lawmakers Ask if U.S. Companies Helped Develop China’s Spy Balloon
Plus: More congressional scrutiny on China and high-profile House GOP hearings.