How the Trade Deal Fell Apart
Inside the series of threats, counter threats, and miscalculations in 2019 that led the world’s two biggest economies into a new Cold War.
Bob Davis and Lingling Wei on the ‘Superpower Showdown’ over Trade
In a new book, two Wall Street Journal reporters take you behind the scenes of the trade war negotiations, and into deliberations of the Politburo.
China’s Pandemic Pork Haul
As U.S. producer Smithfield warned of meat shortages unless plants stayed open, workers contracted Covid-19 and exports to China surged.
The Death of Engagement
For almost a half century, the U.S. and China have operated under a fragile policy framework of "engagement." But with the two countries facing their...
Holding Back The Torrent
Washington is moving to restrict U.S.-China capital flows. But there’s a trillion-dollar reason why this can’t go on forever.
What is the U.S. Entity List?
There are close to 1,300 companies on the U.S. Entity List, mostly from Russia and China. But who are they and how did they get...
Steve Bannon on Hong Kong, Covid-19, and the War with China Already Underway
"If we blink, we’re heading on a path to war, to a kinetic war, if we don’t stop it right now. The elites are going...
The Rise of China’s Arms Sales
Chinese firms could compete with the West for $275 billion in arms sales over the next decade.
Death of a Quantum Man
A Stanford physics professor was among the first casualties of the U.S.-China trade war. But when the world loses a brilliant scientist, who really wins?
Shan Weijian Sees Opportunity in China’s Growing Retail Market
The Hong Kong-based investor has a unique approach to China and thinks the current pandemic will actually slow U.S. efforts to decouple the two economies.
Winston Lord on U.S.–China Cooperation During Covid-19
A veteran diplomat explains why the problems with China pre-date Trump and how the U.S. can pursue smart competition.
China’s Antibiotics Dominance
By some estimates, 90 percent of the world’s supply of antibiotics originate at huge factories in China.