China

Rep. Mike Gallagher’s Plans for the Select Committee on China

Hearings, legislative priorities, and some outside-the-box ideas.

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Zero-COVID’s Lasting Damage

Xi Jinping’s pandemic miscalculations could cost China big.

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The Big Oversight Flaw for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

An executive branch agency has sidestepped disclosure requirements on imports with suspected ties to forced labor.

What Will the Next Congress Prioritize on China?

An interview with Rep. Chris Smith, plus a look at a bill condemning genocide in Ukraine.

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The Islamic World’s Uyghur Silence

Muslim-majority nations turn their backs on China’s Uyghurs while decrying Islamophobia in the West.

Pushing Back on Pushwoosh

And other ways the government is addressing data and national security concerns.

Solidarity Now?

Should the White House cheer on China’s protesters?

Apple Boycotts, and Boycotting Apple

Can we have our millionth conversation about cancel culture?

On Protests in China, Is Less More?

Plus: Kevin McCarthy mulls the math for his speakership bid, and what comes next for the January 6 committee.

Dispatch Live: China Protests COVID Lockdowns

Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.

Espionage With Chinese Characteristics

A brief history of China’s reliance on foreign technology and expertise.

How to Launch a Nuclear Strike

And other things I’ve been thinking about.

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Xi Jinping 3.0

China’s most powerful ruler since Mao is set to receive another five-year mandate: A Dispatch Explainer.

Vietnam: The Bipartisan Thorn in China’s Side

Relations with our former enemy have improved steadily since the 1990s in an effort to counter Chinese ambitions.

Game On

New export rules are a welcome escalation in Washington’s tech competition with China.

Russia’s Real Enemy Is China, Not the West

The Putin years have left it a vassal state of Beijing.