New reporting implicates Beijing and anti-doping officials in covering up Chinese Olympic swimmers’ positive tests in 2021.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/23/china-olympic-swimming-doping-scandal-sports/
The Department of Energy’s “temporary pause” opens the door.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/23/united-states-ban-lng-sales-china/
Beijing’s bullying tactics have pushed Wellington into Washington’s welcoming arms.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/23/new-zealand-us-china-alliances-nato-aukus/
His latest trip confirms that Germany’s China policy is made in corporate boardrooms.
Cyberspace has upended the old world order.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/20/internet-power-us-china-eu-farrell-newman-bradford-book-review/
Washington wants Beijing to rein in Tehran, but experts say it’s not that simple.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/19/iran-china-israel-attack-oil-trade-economic-leverage/
Beijing’s grab for hegemony in a critical sector follows a familiar playbook.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/19/china-ships-shipbuilding-shipping-shipyards-unfair-competition/
And how a thoughtful gesture can have significant impact.
Iran’s attack on Israel has undermined some of China’s diplomatic credibility in the region.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/16/china-israel-iran-conflict-middle-east-diplomacy/
Earthquake or not, building semiconductor factories off the island has become a global imperative.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/11/semiconductor-chips-taiwan-earthquake-tsmc-choke-point/
As the leaders of Japan and the Philippines present a united front with America, China is getting stronger, too.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/11/biden-kishida-marcos-white-house-china-spratly-senkaku-taiwan/
Beijing’s experiences are a road map for both opportunities and traps.
Beijing’s political leadership isn’t likely to listen to friendly advice from foreign investors or criticism from foreign officials.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/09/china-economic-policy-development-forum-yellen-visit/
The U.S. treasury secretary blasted Beijing’s industrial overcapacity, but it’s a tough message to carry off convincingly.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/08/janet-yellen-china-visit-remarks/
The case for its economic ascent is strong, but government policies still stand in the way.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/08/is-india-really-the-next-china/
Beijing’s promises of equality are a guise for hegemony.
In their 100th column, Matt and Emma revisit clashes over Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran—and how to deter an alien invasion.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/05/taiwan-china-ukraine-russia-iran-debatable-greatest-hits/
CNN’s Jim Sciutto on the threat of a new world war.
https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/foreign-policy-live/the-return-of-great-powers/
Colombo has demonstrated its own brand of strategic autonomy on issues from Russia’s war in Ukraine to China’s global footprint.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/03/sri-lanka-strategic-autonomy-diplomacy-us-china-india/
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto on the return of great-power conflict.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/03/russia-china-us-competition-sciutto-book/
Saber-rattling in the South China Sea comes as Manila builds alliances in Washington and beyond.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/02/china-philippines-tension-dispute-coast-guard-spratly-islands/
Washington prepares for a worst-case scenario of attacks on critical infrastructure.
A fight for global values demands a stronger coalition.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/31/us-competition-china-great-power-cold-war/
On the nature of revolutions, past and present.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/31/revolutions-modern-history-europe-china-russia-us/
The scramble for critical minerals is heating up under the sea, but lawmakers fear the United States could be left behind.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/29/us-deep-sea-mining-critical-minerals-china-unclos/