Mr. China
Jerome A. Cohen pioneered the study of Chinese law in the United States. He met with Zhou Enlai, trained Chinese officials and helped American firms...
Broken Tooth’s BRI Bluff
A notorious ex-gangster is reportedly launching an illicit gambling project in Myanmar under the banner of the Belt and Road Initiative. What does that say...
The Samsung Sandwich
The Korean giant was one of the first multinationals to build a huge presence in China, pumping billions of dollars into the country and eventually...
The PLA’s Unlikely Wingman
AVIC, China’s aerospace behemoth, has been known to steal U.S. trade secrets. But it's also been allowed to buy them. After the 2008 financial crisis,...
The Cobalt Empire
China controls much of the world’s supply of cobalt, raising fears that the country enjoys an insurmountable edge in developing electric vehicles. But there is...
The ZTE Conundrum
While Huawei's fate seems settled, the U.S. has offered a kind of lifeline to ZTE. Why?
China Memos for the Next President
Experts in trade, technology, and investments give advice on where the U.S. should go from here.
Inside Man
After a career spent currying favor with China's top leadership, is there still a U.S. audience for Robert L. Kuhn's message?
China’s Global Treasure Map
From tropical islands to the Great Plains, Chinese tycoons hunt around the world for the best places to stash their spoils.
Hidden Talents
Now that Charles Lieber has been arrested, everyone has questions about his involvement in China's Thousand Talents Program — to include, perhaps, Lieber himself.
L.A. Confidential
How a group of Chinese developers found a City Councilman, made over L.A.'s downtown, and caused the city's biggest corruption scandal in decades.
Burning Man
Steve Bannon was having a good summer aboard Guo Wengui's yacht, torching the CCP. Now both men are feeling the heat.