Chinese protesters are out in record numbers. What changed?
Five typical grievances tend to ignite street protests in China. Before the weekend, there was little overlap between the various strands of protest.
Was China behind last October’s power outage in India? Here’s what we know.
Despite the conflict along the Indian border, China had reasons to avoid a cyberattack
African countries are helping China go green. That may have a downside for Africans.
Namibians could pay the price for cleaner energy in China.
How China sees the U.S. policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ in the Taiwan Strait
Changes in U.S. policy have heightened Beijing’s concerns about an incremental drift toward Taiwan independence.
The State Department says the Chinese Communist Party controls Chinese companies. It’s not that simple.
State-funded Chinese firms at times actually subvert Beijing’s interests.
The State Department labeled China’s Confucius programs a bad influence on U.S. students. What’s the story?
Concerns over the ideological threat of these programs may be overblown
The U.S. is using harsh language about the Chinese Communist Party. Who joins the CCP — and why?
The motivations for becoming a party member have changed over time
Is Trump hurting the military?
Using the military as a political prop may have these three consequences.
China’s new national security law for Hong Kong will erode Hong Kong’s autonomy
Here’s what you need to know
Mike Pompeo criticized China for not respecting its neighbors’ territorial integrity. What’s the story?
Here’s how Beijing has resolved territorial disputes
China’s rigid governance system means local health problems can easily go national
So many layers of bureaucracy can’t move as quickly as a virus.
When the Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago, it shook up U.S. politics. Here’s how.
Republicans have been divided on foreign policy ever since the Cold War ended.
China celebrates 70 years of communist rule. What explains the resilience of its regime?
In 1989, the Chinese Communist Party survived popular unrest — while Europe’s communist regimes did not.
Is China’s influence at the United Nations all it’s cracked up to be?
Here are five things to know
The Hong Kong protests have been going on for months. What explains this sustained action?
Here’s how leaderless protests get people out on the streets.
Hong Kong waits for Beijing’s next move. Here’s what the experts say.
Why a military intervention could be costly on many fronts
Why are there massive protests in Hong Kong?
Catch up on Hong Kong’s political battles with Beijing.
How has Tiananmen changed China?
Violence can influence people for a long time — despite repression — because families talk about it.
Why China’s May Fourth celebrations also bring new concerns for Beijing.
100 years ago, students protesters filled Tiananmen Square.
Will Venezuela’s military back — or abandon — Maduro? Here are the 4 things it will consider.
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Last week showed how Trump’s management of his team is hurting his own foreign policy. It’s only going to get worse.
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The G-20 summit was overshadowed by other news. But there wasn’t much to overshadow anyway.
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Chinese leaders tried before to assimilate the Uighurs. This time it might face less resistance.
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What the Trump administration’s confrontational approach misses about China
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China’s National People’s Congress is meeting this week. Don’t expect checks and balances.
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Why is Beijing afraid of Chinese feminists?
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20 years ago, China promised Hong Kong ‘1 country, 2 systems.’ So much for promises.
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China is trying to pull Middle East countries into its version of NATO
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Could the U.S. and China end up in a terrible war that neither wants?
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Xi Jinping is ‘putting the house in order.’ Or is China facing destabilizing changes?
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China just held its National People’s Congress. Here are three key points.
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Donald Trump’s foreign policy views are actually pretty mainstream
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Every new U.S. president faces a surprise international crisis. So in the primaries, should foreign policy experience matter?
Every president in U.S. history possessed some form of government
70 years of United Nations voting in one graph (and two apps)
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Hey, Putin, have you seen how much China is investing in Ukraine?
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Why Egypt’s military orchestrated a massacre
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Why Chinese media are talking about Tiananmen
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The security risks of China’s abnormal demographics
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A hotline to cool Asian crises
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Why Ukraine’s Yanukovych fell but so many analysts (including me) predicted he would survive
Joshua Tucker: The following is a guest post from University
Cracking Down
In December I published an article in Comparative Political Studies
Things to Watch in Iran: Tuesday Edition
Despite facing some significantly high hurdles, which I have written
Tank Man
That's a never before published picture from Tiananmen Square, discussed