![U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali. U.S. and Chinese flags hang behind them.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Xi-Biden-GettyImages-1244770124.jpg?w=800?quality=90)
List of U.S.-China Competition articles
U.S.-China Competition
![Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Fang Fenghui, the chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, shake hands after signing an agreement.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-831710084.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
What the United States Can Learn From China
Amid China’s rise, Americans should ask what Beijing is doing right—and what they’re doing wrong.
![Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits onstage at a party meeting. He crosses his arms and puts one hand over his face in contemplation as he watches the proceedings.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/modi-taiwan-india-GettyImages-2147791258.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Modi’s Taiwan Ties Have Rattled China
India’s overtures to the island have coincided with a breakdown in its relationship with Beijing.
![Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te at his party's headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, on January 13.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lai-Ching-te-election-GettyImages-1929805197.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
When Will Washington Get Serious About Taiwan?
Its long-standing attitude toward the island is based on a set of military and political foundations that no longer exist.
![A woman in a futuristic suit lifts her hand above her head as she looks into the distance. Behind her is a robot soldier with a human head and a Western vigilante in cowboy hat and long coat, with a hole where his nose should be.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fallout-series-amazon-site.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
The True Horseman of the ‘Fallout’ Apocalypse
Amazon’s adaptation of the video game knows what Americans should really be afraid of.
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Chinese Companies Keep Buying U.S. Land Near Military Bases
National security experts warn that some of those purchases are too close for comfort.
![U.S. President Joe Biden signs documents that increase tariffs on China.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BidenChinaTariffs-GettyImages-2152385974.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Biden Announces New Tariffs on Chinese Imports
Beijing denounced the move as the White House seeks to court key U.S. battleground states ahead of November’s presidential election.
![U.S. President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping, both wearing dark suits, are seen from behind as they walk through a large wooden doorway. Biden reaches out to pat a hand on Xi's back. Small trees flank the entrance.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/china-us-cold-peace-war-AP23320113553469.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
No, This Is Not a Cold War—Yet
Why are China hawks exaggerating the threat from Beijing?
![From left to right: Jacob Helberg, an advisor to Palantir's CEO; Vinod Khosla, founder, Khosla Ventures; and Republican Sen. Todd Young speak onstage at the Hill & Valley Forum on AI security at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2151026352.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
The Tech Hawks Took Down TikTok. Now What?
Silicon Valley and Washington are finding common ground on China. But some worry about groupthink.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/XiBlinken-GettyImages-2149657815.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Blinken-Xi Talks Highlight Continued Areas of Disagreement
The U.S. secretary of state and the Chinese president tried to stabilize U.S.-China relations, but serious areas of disagreement took the spotlight.
![U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Shanghai.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BlinkenChina-GettyImages-2149388354.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Blinken Kicks Off Diplomatic Mission in China
U.S. aid to Taiwan, a new TikTok law, and Beijing’s ties with the Kremlin are at the forefront of this week’s visit.
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U.S. Allies Relieved After Senate Passes Long-Delayed Aid Bill
But the fact it took so long to pass has some worried about future support.
![Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during an AUKUS summit in San Diego.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Biden-minilateralism-Quad-AUKUS-United-Nations-GettyImages-1473352798.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Biden’s ‘Coalitions of the Willing’ Foreign-Policy Doctrine
The latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy shows how the president is all about “minilateralism.”
![An illustration on industrial policy shows a factory worker in a hard hat looking over three conveyer belts, one with the yellow stars of China, and the others with white stars on blue conveyer belts for the U.S.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/china-us-industrial-policy-illustration-iStock-1457369809.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
America’s Flailing Industrial Policy Can Take Lessons From China
Beijing’s experiences are a road map for both opportunities and traps.
![U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks into a microphone at a podium while she attends a press conference.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Janet-Yellen-China-GettyImages-2139245223.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Janet Yellen Has a Three-Body Problem With China
The U.S. treasury secretary blasted Beijing’s industrial overcapacity, but it’s a tough message to carry off convincingly.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to mark the delivery of nuclear fuel to Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, via a video link from Moscow.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Putin-Russia-GettyImages-1252231905.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Did Russia Come Close to Using a Nuclear Device in 2022?
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto on the return of great-power conflict.
![Andrew Sweetman, a deep-sea ecology professor wearing a gray boiler suit and white hard hat, kneels on one knee as he gestures to research equipment on the deck of a ship beneath a pale cloudy sky in the Pacific Ocean.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1234090806-1.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Washington Wants In on the Deep-Sea Mining Game
The scramble for critical minerals is heating up under the sea, but lawmakers fear the United States could be left behind.
![Philippine Coast Guard personnel ride a rubber boat past a China Coast Guard vessel in the South China Sea.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ChinaPhilippines-GettyImages-2062192331.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
The Philippines Announces Plans to Counter Chinese Coast Guard Attacks
Beijing blames Manila for deteriorating ties as the Philippines seeks closer relations with Washington.
![U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Mike Gallager stand next to each other as they speak at the center of a cluster of reporters holding up microphones and cell phones to record their remarks. Both men wear dark suits; Krishnamoorthi is smiling, and Gallagher gestures with both hands as he speaks.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tiktok-ban-GettyImages-2081500520.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Washington Goes All-In on a TikTok Ban
China hawks’ next target is Gen Z’s favorite app.
![Zhang Jun, China's ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Nov. 22, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CHINA-MIDDLEEAST-UN-GettyImages-1807880016.png?w=800?quality=80)
China Wants to Weaken, Not Replace, the U.S. in the Middle East
Beijing doesn’t want the costs of being a regional hegemon.
![Wang Yi, a middle-aged man in a suit, puts his arms behind two other men standing on either side of him, one wearing a turban and robe, and the other in a suit, in front of flags of the countries of Saudi Arabia, China, and Iran.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/china-iran-saudi-arabia-GettyImages-1852328790.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
What the Red Sea Crisis Reveals About China’s Middle East Strategy
While China has indeed become a regional player, it is still playing a remarkably self-interested game.
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Mexico Is America’s Answer to China’s Belt and Road
Growing economic integration with Latin America could help the United States avoid the fate of an aging China.
![Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as the two man stand in front of a set of risers before a photo op at a diplomatic event hosted in an ornately decorated room in Beijing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1793219677.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
How China Is Leveraging the Israel-Hamas War
The growing divide between Washington and the global south is playing out in Beijing’s favor.
![Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi sits at a desk behind his nameplate during a select committee meeting at the House of Representatives. Krishnamoorthi is a middle-aged man with a serious expression, wearing a black suit and purple tie.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Krishnamoorthi-GettyImages-1470368703.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Why Washington Wants Americans to Care About Taiwan
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on U.S. involvement in conflicts abroad: “We have to be equipped.”
![Taiwan's president-elect, Lai Ching-te (L), gestures beside his running mate, Hsiao Bi-khim, during a rally outside the headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei after Lai won the presidential election.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1922140848.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Will Taiwan’s Next President Be the China Hawk Washington Wants?
The Biden administration hopes Lai Ching-te will take the threat of a cross-strait invasion as seriously as the U.S. does.
![Supporters cheer under a huge flag of Taiwan during an election campaign rally of Kuomintang presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih in New Taipei City.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Taiwan-elections-China-GettyImages-1920277183.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
This Is a ‘5-Alarm Fire Right Now’
FP learns why a war that isn’t on yet might matter more than one that’s been raging for years, in a chat with Elbridge Colby.
![U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference ahead of a trip to China at the State Department in Washington.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Blinken-China-US-diplomacy-GettyImages-1258745183.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
U.S.-China Meetings Aim to Defuse Tensions Ahead of Taiwan Election
Blinken met with a top Chinese official slated to be the next foreign minister.
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A Chinese EV Company Has Taken Tesla’s Crown
Beijing has gone “all in” on electric cars—rattling Washington and Brussels.
![U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Marine One in New York City.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/joe-biden-us-2024-forecast-GettyImages-1253742368.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Biden Thought 2023 Was Bad
The U.S. president’s challenges this year won’t stop at the waterfront.
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5 Issues to Watch in 2024
Our columnists share the most important developments on their radar in the year ahead.
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Biden and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
The U.S. president’s foreign-policy strategy came undone in 2023.
![U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to deliver remarks to the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics Centennial Conference in Washington.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jerome-powell-GettyImages-1782089362.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Were You Team Transitory—or Team Doom?
Postgame analysis of 2023’s great inflation debate.
![In the foreground, U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi sit at podiums during a House China committee hearing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Select-committee-china-GettyImages-1470369780.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Why a Bipartisan House Committee Wants to Further Cut Ties With Beijing
A new report from the influential select committee on China has flown under the radar.
![A globe with blocks and chunks missing from it sits atop the shoulders of a person looking into a dystopian horizon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/global-credibility-gap-LEAD_001_moodybluegradient.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
The Global Credibility Gap
No one power or group can uphold the international order anymore—and that means much more geopolitical uncertainty ahead.
![A chart illustration shows past secretaries of state on shorter blue and red lines with a walking, full-body Antony Blinken on the longest line with his hand outstretched to shake with President Xi Jinping (not seen).](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/US-China-secretary-of-state-visits-infographic-leadv2.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
U.S. Engagement With China in 3 Charts
From Kissinger to Kerry, Washington’s top diplomat once visited Beijing regularly. Not anymore.
![U.S. President Joe Biden (R) meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) during the AUKUS summit at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California, on March 13, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1248172786.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
The Year-End AUKUS Push
Remember that nuclear submarine deal with Australia?
![Illustrated portraits of Reps. MIke Gallagher, right, and Raja Krishnamoorthi](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/China-Committee-Mike-Gallagher-Raja-Krishnamoorthi-article.png?w=800?quality=80)
The Masterminds
Washington wants to get tough on China, and the leaders of the House China Committee are in the driver’s seat.
![The foggy skyline of Dubai at sunrise.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cop28-dubai-climate-GettyImages-1139894528.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Why COP28 Could Be the Most Contentious in Years
Prepare for the first real global debate on the future of fossil fuels.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping attends an event on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. A U.S. flag hangs in the background.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/xi-jinping-us-apec-GettyImages-1785073397.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
This Isn’t a Honeymoon Phase for the U.S. and China
After last week’s Xi-Biden meeting, the world’s two chief powers have merely agreed to a cessation of hostilities.
![An illustrations shows overlapping arrows and pie charts atop an image of container ships in an ocean seen from above.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Us-china-g20-trade-economy-foreign-policy-infographic.png?w=800?quality=80)
How China and the U.S. Are Competing on Trade
Biden’s long-awaited meeting with Xi is a reminder of how most big economies are inextricably tied to both Washington and Beijing.
![U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BidenXiAPEC-GettyImages-1783880876.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
The Big Takeaways From the Biden-Xi APEC Meeting
From new panda promises to failed AI compromises, here are the biggest wins and losses of this week’s U.S.-China tête-à-tête.
![U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' week in Woodside, California, on Nov. 15, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1784313680.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
The U.S.-China Hotline Rings Again
Biden and Xi agreed to restart military-to-military talks, but not much else.
![Joe Biden and Xi Jinping smile and shake hands near a car](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/biden-xi-china-america-GettyImages-1785214197.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Biden and Xi Try the Personal Touch
Does face-to-face diplomacy ever change anything?
![U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BidenXiAPEC-GettyImages-1783878372.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Biden, Xi Hold In-Person Talks at APEC Forum
Efforts to reestablish communication channels dominated the highly anticipated summit.
![U.S. President Joe Biden, right, gestures toward Chinese President Xi Jinping seen from behind at left. Behind them are U.S. and China flags. A blurry hand gestures to the left in front of them.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/xi-biden-china-brief-2022-11-14T100407Z_1778239641_RC2MLX9XDDST_RTRMADP_3_G20-SUMMIT-BIDEN-XI.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Can Xi and Biden Repair U.S.-China Ties?
Their meeting in San Francisco will reportedly lead to pledges on areas of mutual concern, as tensions remain high.
![Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Third Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1730511081.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
What America’s Top China Commission Is Worried About
Technology, trade, and Taiwan dominate in a new report to Congress.
![Xi Jinping and Joe Biden share a toast at a State Department luncheon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/biden-xi-meeting-apec-GettyImages-490009832-e1699956875785.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Don’t Expect Much From Biden and Xi
Having nothing to write home about would be the preferred outcome for both sides.
![U.S. President Joe Biden, left, gestures as he walks past a U.S. flag. Ahead of him walks Chinese President Xi Jinping. Both wear suits as they walk past a large door.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/xi-biden-AP22318382704405.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
What to Expect From the Xi-Biden Meeting
While deliverables are likely to be modest, Wednesday’s meeting could yield progress on shared priorities.
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China Pledged to ‘Strictly Control’ Coal. The Opposite Happened.
What Beijing’s about-face on coal power means for climate change—and how the world can push back.
![U.S. President Joe Biden hosts leaders for a U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Biden-Pacific-islands-countering-China-strategy-GettyImages-1689510894.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
Government Shutdown Threatens Key U.S. Initiative in Pacific
Chaos in Congress jeopardizes Biden’s efforts to re-up ties with Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands.
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China Brings Out the Big Guns in the South China Sea
The Chinese navy and maritime militia are using water cannons, laser dazzlers, and harassing tactics to try to push smaller nations out of the area.
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State Department Taps New Top China Official
Veteran diplomat Mark Lambert will lead the new “China House.”
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Biden’s Big Bet on Japan and South Korea
Can rising enemies bring old frenemies together?
![U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) shakes hands with Chinese Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi in Jakarta, Indonesia.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1529388655.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
The State Department’s China Shortfall Revealed
Diplomats need more money to counter the other superpower in the Indo-Pacific, but they may have to wait.
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Is China Gaining a Lead in the Tech Arms Race?
A new report warns China has some big advantages over the U.S.
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America’s Goal Should Be a Democratic China
The lack of a long-term vision keeps Washington’s China policies confused.
![U.S. President Joe Biden sits at a table next to a screen showing with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a virtual meeting at the White House.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Biden-China-great-power-competition-South-Pacific-GettyImages-1353512957.jpg?w=800?quality=80)
How to Talk About China Without Talking About China
Team Biden’s split-screen messaging on China at home versus abroad may pay off.
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Biden’s AUKUS Point Man to Exit
With the big sub deal in hand, it’s no longer Miller time.
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Biden Budget Expected to Stiff the Indo-Pacific
The Pentagon’s top military command charged with countering China believes it’s getting shortchanged—again.
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Washington’s China Hawks Take Flight
The story of how decades of U.S. engagement with China gave way to estrangement.
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U.S. Looks to Check Chinese Advances at Cambodian Naval Base
You can’t lay a string of pearls if you can’t get full access.
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U.S.-China Trade War Could Heat Up
A congressional commission wants Biden to rethink the trade relationship with China.
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China’s Taiwan Saber-Rattling Is the New Normal
China has slashed military-to-military talks and climate dialogues after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit.
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Pelosi’s Visit Risks Turning Taiwan Into a Political Football, Aides Worry
The U.S. House speaker puts both Washington and Beijing in a bind.
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NATO Steps Up to China Challenge
The 30-nation alliance is worried about a growing strategic partnership between Beijing and Moscow.
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The U.S. and China Haven’t Divorced Just Yet
Decoupling is all the rage. But a strong dollar and long-term corporate ties make the relationship as co-dependent as ever.
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Washington Worries China Is Winning Over Thailand
One of the United States’ oldest security partners in Asia is increasingly marching to Beijing’s music.
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Pentagon Hopes for More China Hotlines
“This meeting is in part about setting guardrails on the relationship,” a senior U.S. defense official said.
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Congress Splits Over How to Address LGBT Rights in China
A landmark report on human rights in China was delayed six months over a behind-the-scenes impasse on LGBTQ rights.
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What Biden Can Learn From Nixon About China
Fifty years later, Washington may be reversing a diplomatic masterstroke by driving Beijing and Moscow together.
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Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Grade A Material?
More than 30 experts grade the U.S. president’s first year of foreign policy.
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Pentagon Worries About Chinese Buildup Near India
China’s new airports and highways near the border have put officials on edge.
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Pentagon Quietly Puts More Troops in Taiwan
Deeper U.S. engagement comes as the wisdom of strategic ambiguity is increasingly questioned.
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Biden Struggles to Stick to the Script on Taiwan
Not for the first time, the U.S. president misspoke about the island at the center of U.S.-China tensions.
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Biden and Xi Pause Saber Rattling for First Face-to-Face
Breakthroughs remain elusive, but both sides agreed on need to manage tensions.
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China Urged Republicans to Cancel Taiwan Visit
Beijing warned U.S. lawmakers the trip would erode the “One China” status quo.
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What to Expect From the Biden-Xi Virtual Summit
Heated words, frank conversations, and little end in sight to the world’s biggest showdown.
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The U.S. Is Getting Taiwan Ready to Fight on the Beaches
Biden continues Trump’s “porcupine strategy” to harden the island’s defenses.
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The Pentagon Wants to Talk About China’s Nukes
China prepares to fight and win a war against the United States, the U.S. Defense Department said in its annual review.
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‘Now You’re in a Situation’: Democrats Pressure Biden on Taiwan
Moderates want to give U.S. President Joe Biden more war powers to stave off a Chinese invasion. Progressives don’t agree.
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State Department Plans ‘China House’ to Counter Beijing
Some fear larger State Department China desk could be a “massive bureaucratic blob.”
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U.S. Seeking Basing in Australia After Submarine Deal
The Biden administration is hoping to rotate fighters and bombers to the land Down Under.
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U.S. and China Reach Deal to Block Myanmar’s Junta From U.N.
The informal deal offers common ground with Beijing and a blow to Myanmar’s hopes of legitimacy.
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Is China’s New U.S. Ambassador a ‘Wolf Warrior’—or a Fox?
Although close to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Qin Gang doesn’t quite fit the mold of hostile Chinese diplomacy.
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How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying About the Pacific and Love the ‘Indo-Pacific’
The United States has a new lens for its rivalry with China.
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Biden Loses Top Pentagon Asia Hand
Yet more turnover at the Pentagon for the administration.
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Will the United States and Europe Break Up Over China?
Biden and Merkel will make all the right noises at their meeting this week. But deep transatlantic tensions persist.
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U.S. Blunts China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America
The Biden administration ships millions of vaccines to the region as its public health crisis worsens.
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A Confused Biden Team Risks Losing Southeast Asia
If the region continues to drift toward China, Washington has only itself to blame.
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Biden’s Afghanistan Pullout Could Make the China Problem Harder
No, a complete withdrawal will not ease the U.S. pivot to China.
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In Historic Shift, Biden Aligns Allies on China
But can he get them to act, too?
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Biden’s Worried About Ukraine’s China Fling
Beijing is snapping up Ukrainian defense firms. That bodes ill for the would-be NATO member.
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U.S.-China Spat Over Taiwan Extends to Vaccine Diplomacy
The United States is providing hundreds of thousands of vaccines right in China’s front yard.
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Asia’s Stakes in the Biden-Putin Summit
Geopolitical shifts have put a U.S.-Russian detente in the interest of much of Asia.
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Pacific Commanders Want More Money for Biden’s Asia Pivot
Military leaders want to “seize the initiative” against China.
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Pentagon Faces Tense Fight Over Pacific Pivot
The Defense Department is in an internal tug of war over the practicality of putting more U.S. troops in the range of Chinese missiles.
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U.S. Nears Extension on Philippine Basing Pact
But experts say Duterte isn’t done courting China.
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Biden Looks for Defense Hotline With China
The United States says it’s ready to call China in a crisis. Will Beijing pick up?
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As U.S. Hardens Line on Beijing, Taiwan’s Stock Rises in Washington
Taiwan doesn’t have a U.S. embassy. But it’s got plenty of influence—and more to come.
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China and Russia Turn Deeper Ties into a Military Challenge for Biden
“You face a two-front war where we don’t have a two-front military,” said one former Trump official.
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Great-Power Competition Is a Recipe for Disaster
The latest poorly defined buzzword in Washington is leading pundits and policymakers down a dangerous path.