Xi Jinping

Washington Has Lost the (Updated) Script on China

Xi Jinping’s China is not nearly the unstoppable economic powerhouse that many predicted.

Here Xi Comes

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping reunite in California.

The New Appeasers

Biden’s upcoming summit with Xi Jinping risks weakening America even further.

You Belong With Me

It’s Russia and China against the world—maybe.

‘China’s Not Going Away’

Sen. Bill Cassidy says senators talked fentanyl with Xi Jinping, but human rights not a top topic.

Xi’s Republic of China

China’s experiment with market-based economics didn’t negate the problems of one-party rule. It merely delayed them.

China’s Economy Is Spiraling

Will it drag down the rest of us?

China’s Ticking Time Bomb

After decades of unprecedented economic growth, the CCP seems on the verge of a new era.

Blinken Returns From Beijing Empty-Handed

The high-stakes trip failed to reestablish military-to-military communications.

Our Best Stuff on Donald Trump, Joe Exotic, and the Xi-Putin Summit

Plus: Deepfakes are here and it’s going to get crazy.

Untangling the Chinese Knot

We shouldn’t glibly conflate China’s economic challenge with its military-strategic threat.

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Authoritarianism’s Bad Year

Putin bungled his war with Ukraine, and China and Iran contended with massive protests.

Solidarity Now?

Should the White House cheer on China’s protesters?