A Pentagon Report on China Fuels a Military Spending Frenzy in the US A Pentagon Report on China Fuels a Military Spending Frenzy in the US
How the media is misrepresenting what’s in the document.
Jan 12, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
I Was a Chinese Protester. Here’s Why I Risked My Freedom. I Was a Chinese Protester. Here’s Why I Risked My Freedom.
Speaking over an encrypted messaging app, “Zhao” reflected on the demonstrations and the young people powering them.
Dec 8, 2022 / Jessie Lau
The Twitter User Taking on the Chinese Government The Twitter User Taking on the Chinese Government
“Teacher Li” has become a one-person news outlet and a crucial source of information about the protests in China for those both inside and outside the Great Firewall.
Dec 6, 2022 / Han Zhang
The Social Explosion of China’s Pent-up Pain The Social Explosion of China’s Pent-up Pain
The anger in China is rooted not in the urban capitalist classes but in the brutal regimes of wealth accumulation, labor extraction, and political power.
Dec 1, 2022 / Rebecca E. Karl
Without the US and China’s Cooperation, Climate Catastrophe Is Inevitable Without the US and China’s Cooperation, Climate Catastrophe Is Inevitable
What if the two countries moved beyond simply talking and started working together to champion the radical lowering of global carbon emissions?
Nov 29, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
Why Did the US-China Relationship Collapse, and Can It Be Repaired? Why Did the US-China Relationship Collapse, and Can It Be Repaired?
Ending mindset of zero-sum conflict among elites in both countries is needed to address existential dangers.
Nov 21, 2022 / Jake Werner
Biden and Xi Skirt the Abyss Biden and Xi Skirt the Abyss
But Taiwan remains a major military flashpoint.
Nov 17, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
What Do We Do in a Rapidly Heating World? What Do We Do in a Rapidly Heating World?
The climate and geopolitics are only getting hotter—both urgent existential threats.
Oct 19, 2022 / Alfred McCoy
China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images
Both countries pose major challenges to US foreign policy, but understanding their differences is crucial to reforming the global system.
Oct 18, 2022 / Feature / Jake Werner
Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War? Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War?
Ukraine isn’t the only place on the planet where a nuclear conflagration could erupt in the near future.
Oct 13, 2022 / Michael T. Klare