China

Pence in Georgia

Why Trump Is Beating the War Drum—and How It Could Lead to Disaster Why Trump Is Beating the War Drum—and How It Could Lead to Disaster

It’s sure to win favor among hawks of both parties, while distracting the media and public from his domestic woes—but foreign powers are not backing down.

Aug 10, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

Liu Xiaobo Memorial

What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures

China’s president has crafted an increasingly progressive image for himself abroad, while stifling dissent at home.

Jul 25, 2017 / Gina Anne Tam and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Ivanka Trump speech

Is China Trying to Silence the Workers Who Make Ivanka Trump’s Apparel? Is China Trying to Silence the Workers Who Make Ivanka Trump’s Apparel?

Human-rights activists face trial after an investigation into an abusive factory.

Jul 10, 2017 / Michelle Chen

US Warships near Korean Peninsula

Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster Trump’s Handling of North Korea Is Going to Lead Us Straight Into Nuclear Disaster

Public strong-arming isn’t the key to de-escalating confrontation—it’s the key to igniting it.

Jun 5, 2017 / Rajan Menon

Tomato-Paste Colonialism

Tomato-Paste Colonialism Tomato-Paste Colonialism

How a Mao-era Chinese agricultural conglomerate came to dominate the African tomato market.

Jun 2, 2017 / Jean-Baptiste Malet

Workers at Foxconn

Your Phone May Have Been Built by an Intern Your Phone May Have Been Built by an Intern

Factories in China are using cheap intern labor to staff production lines for companies like Foxconn and Honda.

May 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen

China's New Silk Road

How China Is Building the Post-Western World How China Is Building the Post-Western World

Beijing’s Belt and Road project may be the largest single infrastructure program in human history.

May 16, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

Moon Jae-in

The United States Should Listen to South Korea—or It Will Reap the Whirlwind The United States Should Listen to South Korea—or It Will Reap the Whirlwind

Recent US actions underscore a deep-seated problem: refusal to see South Korea as an independent nation with interests of its own.

May 5, 2017 / Tim Shorrock

Mike Pence at the DMZ in Korea

How Our Foreign-Policy Elites Manufactured the Korea Crisis How Our Foreign-Policy Elites Manufactured the Korea Crisis

The attack on the Syrian airfield was a message to North Korea and China—and a demonstration of Trump’s capitulation to the imperial clique.

Apr 20, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

Trump with Navarro

Trump Is Fighting a New Trade War—and This One Is Intramural Trump Is Fighting a New Trade War—and This One Is Intramural

A nasty White House battle has broken out between right-wing nationalists and globalist financiers.

Mar 16, 2017 / William Greider

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