Thinking About China

The evidence and at least one billionaire agree.

May’s summit between Xi and Trump shows that each wants to avoid tension and manage the competition between the two nations.

Lack of a jointly signed agreement indicates that the ‘G-2’ is in a ‘new Cold War.’

China’s economic and demographic problems are forcing Beijing to place greater emphasis on vocational training.

What once looked like ordinary trade expansion has evolved into something far more consequential.

The U.S. data center boom exposes a fundamental strategic contradiction.

Yet China’s auto parts exports are increasing.

Nigeria’s Christian killing fields sit atop billions of dollars in Chinese mineral investments.

Despite the promise of China’s recent five-year plan to pursue an easy monetary policy, the PBOC insists on keeping what is effectively the opposite.

Beijing’s pharmaceutical dominance isn’t just an economic problem—it’s a loaded weapon pointed at every American who takes a pill.