Anja Manuel on Why the U.S. Needs to Play Offense
The former diplomat explains why the U.S. can’t just ‘export control’ its way out of a tech competition with China.
Te-Ping Chen on Imagining China’s Future
The fiction writer and journalist talks about the inspiration for her new collection of short stories.
Elizabeth Perry on the Secrets to the CCP’s Resilience
The Harvard professor explains ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ and how the CCP’s revolutionary heritage may inoculate it against the disease that overtook communism in Europe.
Ma Jian on China’s Efforts to Extinguish Memory
The writer talks about life in exile and why he’s pessimistic about his homeland.
Jeffrey Sachs on Not Pointing Fingers
The economist and UN stalwart says the U.S. should stop trying to gang up on or destabilize China.
Michael Dunne on China JVs and Electric Vehicle Startups
Dunne, an expert on Asia’s auto markets, explains how cars became one of the most dynamic and competitive industries in China.
Huang Yasheng on De-risking University Collaboration with China
The MIT professor talks about existential threats vs. risks and why he’s singling out Wall Street as a problem.
Bill Hayton on National Emotions and China’s Origin Story
The Invention of China author talks about how bad mapmaking and bad translations reverberate today.
Jeff Bader on Obama’s Past and Biden’s Future with China
The former Obama adviser talks about how the U.S.-China relationship has — and has not — changed over the past decade.
Hao Wu on Bearing Witness in Wuhan
The documentary filmmaker’s newest film offers a raw depiction of Wuhan hospitals during the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Admiral Dennis Blair on Why Electric Vehicles are a National Security Priority
The former Director of National Intelligence talks about the failure of U.S. businesses to think about the big picture.
Kevin Rudd Calls B.S. on U.S.-China ‘Cold War’
Definitions matter, says the former Australian PM.