China

People in Tokyo hold up blank protest signs in solidarity with mainland Chinese protesters.

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

A protester in Hong Kong holds up a sign and a blank piece of paper in solidarity with people protesting zero-Covid policies in mainland China

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 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

Barack Obama greets Xi Jinping

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 shaking hands

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

Hypersonic missile russia

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 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

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

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

The Chinese national flag flies in front of the Wangfujing Catholic Church

The Vatican’s Disgraceful China Deal Ought to End The Vatican’s Disgraceful China Deal Ought to End

By renewing a secretive agreement with Beijing, the Vatican is dangerously close to being complicit in the Chinese government’s deepening rights abuses.

Sep 30, 2022 / Maya Wang

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Launched a New Era of Military Competition With China Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Launched a New Era of Military Competition With China

The House speaker created a new chasm in the US-China relationship. Now Biden must make sure it doesn’t lead to war.

Aug 10, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

x