China

Perry Link’s essay collection finds meaning in silences.

Trump’s policy amounts to an assault on the global trading system.

China’s elites have a new confidence in their own system.

Despite the steep tax on China, the U.S.-led economic roller coaster could work out in Beijing’s favor.

Washington needs to recognize Chinese strengths, not rail against them.

Both countries have expressed interest in negotiations, but it may be a painful journey to get there.

Tit-for-tat fights are a dead end.

How companies and countries are scrambling to control the supply chains for chips, data centers, and subsea cables.

A set of possible measures is circulating among nationalist pundits.

Neither wants to back down—and neither knows how.

After a tense week, what happens next?

Beijing matches Trump’s 34 percent tariff and imposes other measures.

From Nixon’s overture to a full-blown trade war.

Cease-or-sale deadline pushed to June for the social media app

A graphic novel plays out a nightmarish scenario of authoritarianism in the hopes of waking us up.

The U.S. president still has plenty of outs from his extreme tariffs.

China wants investors but only in sectors it chooses.

They helped overthrow Assad, but potential terrorist ties complicate the community's future in the country.

Smart trade policy could help restore jobs, but the president’s carpet-bomb approach portends disaster.

The U.S. president has taken negotiations down to the wire to save the popular video-sharing app.

The move is a blow to China, but it could also harm U.S. interests in the region.

Beijing seeks friendly ties with New Delhi—but only on nonnegotiable terms.

Double-digit tariffs on nearly every trading partner will likely spark reprisals.

Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo have agreed to cooperate more closely on free trade.

While Beijing seeks influence and prizes a stable investment climate, Moscow is sowing chaos and selling private security services to quell it.

What does Washington’s assertive approach mean for Beijing’s regional influence?

Cutting off independent media abroad leaves the United States vulnerable at home.

The Trump administration’s group chat breach underscores that Beijing might have the edge in information warfare.

The party does not grant impunity to the ultra-rich.

Scholars are increasingly making the case for reviving modernization theory.

Abu Dhabi’s national security advisor meets Trump and Musk with an AI-heavy agenda.

The numbers don’t lie: Beijing will not drive a global energy transition.

Recent comments from the Indian leader suggest that he could be ready to usher in a new phase in bilateral ties.

An acidic waste spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine has contaminated the country’s most important waterway.

Funding cuts and layoffs at Voice of America and Radio Free Asia will reduce reporting on Xinjiang and Tibet.

In just a few weeks, Trump’s tariff policy has wiped out trillions in stock market value.

‘Ne Zha 2’ shows audiences are growing tired of formulaic Western films.

The strategies that once guided advocacy are no longer adequate in a world led by strongmen.

Beijing is partners with Tehran but fears the nuclear crisis could be reaching a “critical juncture.”

The org chart for a post-Westphalian world.

The new duties add more pressure to U.S. businesses and consumers.

Officials in Beijing might be prepared to fight to the end, but is the Chinese public?

Biden policymaker Rush Doshi on changes in the White House and why Beijing may be more likely to attack Taiwan.

Beijing has opted for defiance instead of flattery. Will the strategy backfire?

Beijing-backed groups are using Asian American concerns for leverage.

Elbridge Colby’s hearing on Tuesday showcased fault lines in the party.

A carefully choreographed meeting with CEOs shows party priorities.

Beijing’s capture of global markets offers a U.S. road map.

Jin Zhuanglong is the latest State Council member to lose out amid President Xi Jinping’s rolling purges.

It remains unclear why upending the world’s most important trading relationships would be a good thing.

A Republican carbon tariff proposal aims to boost U.S. competitiveness vis-à-vis China—and cut emissions.

Washington needs to foster innovation to beat Beijing.

Beijing makes hollow promises of nonintervention as it meddles with its neighbors.

What do Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine have in common? Critical minerals.

Washington is rapidly destroying its international goodwill while Moscow and Beijing cheer along.

The shock approach causes amusement and concern in Beijing.

Beijing could provide an economic lifeline as EU countries increase defense spending and weather tariffs.

Trump thinks he can follow in Nixon’s footsteps.

Alibaba is trying to reshape itself to match Xi Jinping’s ambitions.

A meeting with top CEOs signaled the economic importance of entrepreneurs—as long as they can pay court to him.

Washington can take steps now to avoid a catastrophe.

Beijing won’t say so in public, but it sees new geopolitical opportunities.

And why coffee prices are surging in commodity markets.

Jerry Cohen has spent a lifetime trying to understand the People’s Republic.

The economic own goals are bad. The strategic backfires are worse.

Washington’s focus on development assistance and democracy promotion has failed. Relationships based on commercial engagement are the answer.

Beijing stands to lose indirect access to the U.S. market, but it will be hard to dent its heavy industry.

The middle power has found a way to survive without bending the knee to Beijing.

China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond.

Declaring a national emergency to exact concessions is a ploy to seize authority.

Despite the recent thaw in tensions, the bilateral relationship is poised to remain tumultuous in 2025.

The U.S. president’s ambitions for “reciprocity” aren’t limited to China.

He isn’t the first U.S. president to try to establish one, but the initiative faces several obstacles.

The administration aimed to outcompete China. Four years later, here’s how it measured up.

The U.S. president’s designs on Gaza and other territories mirror China’s failed wolf warrior diplomacy.

On FP Live, three experts on three continents try to find the signal in the noise.

There is a long history of affronts against the country’s sovereignty.

Beijing has ended up the sole target of new U.S. tariffs—so far.

A dual economic and mental health crisis may be driving a wave of attacks.

Washington faces a daunting but critical task.

Fighting with China won’t bring jobs home.

Countries will retaliate as much as they’re willing to hurt themselves—or make a point.

AI models are getting all the attention right now, but China and the United States are already competing for a new prize.

A bargain between the two superpowers could preserve global peace. But what would it cost?

The Chinese AI lab has put to rest any illusion that Beijing is behind.

Beijing’s threats in the region have changed Manila’s approach to security.

The Chinese firm’s success might not be a case for massive government investment in the sector.

The region is becoming a theme park for the Chinese nation.

Unlike Trump, Xi understood that a new class of business titans could hijack his country’s political system.

Preserving digital archives is a crucial weapon in discrediting and defeating authoritarian regimes.

New internet infrastructure helps Matsu Islanders cope with cable cuts.

Beijing allows trans people to undergo affirming surgery and change their legal genders. But there’s a catch: Parental consent is required—at any age.

Trump’s dubiously legal extension offer for the app to find a buyer leaves the ball in Beijing’s court.

Increasing climate and geopolitical risks are making living in the former and doing business in the latter uninsurable.

This time around, Modi and Trump should seize the opportunity to strike a substantial bilateral agreement.

With the (sort of) end of Russian uranium imports, a challenge looms: How to fuel the next generation of reactors?

The U.N. ambassador-nominee might face questions about Trump’s threats to U.S. allies, relations with Russia on the Security Council, and more.

Once again, Eurasian autocracies seek to upend the balance of power.

Frank McCourt sees the Chinese-owned social media platform as a catalyst for a deeper conversation.

The Supreme Court has upheld the ban. Here’s what to know about the popular social media app’s future.