Xi Jinping
Washington Has Lost the (Updated) Script on China
Xi Jinping’s China is not nearly the unstoppable economic powerhouse that many predicted.
The New Appeasers
Biden’s upcoming summit with Xi Jinping risks weakening America even further.
‘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 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.
Authoritarianism’s Bad Year
Putin bungled his war with Ukraine, and China and Iran contended with massive protests.