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Can China's Military Win the Tech War?

As the Chinese government has set out to harness the growing strength of the Chinese technology sector to bolster its military, policymakers inthe United Stateshave reacted with mounting alarm.U.S…

Anja Manuel and Kathleen Hicks 07 August 2020

To Counter China, Look to Canada and Mexico

If there is broad bipartisan agreement on anything inWashingtontoday, it is thatthe United Stateshas become dangerously dependent on Chinese production. N-95 masks, essential drugs, components for…

Roberta Jacobson and Tom Wyler 07 August 2020

Protesters walk on an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Causeway Bay area in Hong Kong on October 1, 2019, as the city observes the National Day holiday to mark the 70th anniversary of communist China's founding. (Getty)

Without Democracy, China Will Rise No Farther

China has been busy rising, and an alarmedUnited Stateshas been busy repositioning itself. Neither shows much interest in what is arguably the most important test now confronting China’s leadership,…

Jiwei Ci 15 November 2019

Attendees take photos about an automatic patrol car at the exhibition room of China International Software and Information Service Fair 2016 on June 16, 2016 in Dalian, Liaoning Province of China. (Getty)

China’s Long March to Technological Supremacy

Until recently, American perceptions of Chinese technology tended to be either hopeful or dismissive. On the hopeful side, the information revolution was taken as a sure drive of greater freedom. …

Julian Baird Gewirtz 06 September 2019

Wang Yilin, Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation, speaks during the Belt And Road CEO Conference as part of the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) at China National Convention Center on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Getty)

Demystifying Belt and Road

InMay 2017,Beijinghosted the first Belt andRoad Forumfor International Cooperation. The summit, which gathered representatives of more than 100 countries, had been organized to promote Chinese…

Yuen Yuen Ang 31 May 2019

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