A Distracted Washington Is a Win for Beijing
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: China responds to U.S. strikes on Iran, the Taiwanese president embarks on a controversial speaking tour, and a serial rapist’s U.K. ...
Tag: U.S.-China Competition
Can China Catch Up on AI?
As details emerge from the trade negotiations between the United States and China this week, one thing seems clear: Rare earths were an important part of the discussions. China has ...
What Washington Doesn’t Understand About CCP Membership
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: The Trump administration flip-flops on Chinese student visas, U.S.-China trade talks continue in London, and a Beijing judge makes a heist. ...
Hegseth Fails to Reassure Asian Allies at Shangri-La
Onstage in Singapore on May 31 at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue defense forum, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Indo-Pacific leaders that the United States was “here to stay.” He ...
Trump and Xi Break the Silence With Phone Call
An hour-and-a-half phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday appeared to resolve a number of thorny issues, from rare earth exports to Chinese ...
What to Expect From South Korea’s New President
South Korea’s new president is Lee Jae-myung, from the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). He succeeds Yoon Suk-yeol, the disgraced former president from the conservative People Power Party (PPP), ...
What Will China Do Next in Latin America?
The second Trump administration has begun with a flurry of activity in Latin America. In the first 100 days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited both Central America and the ...
America’s Electric Vehicle Surrender
The year is 2030 and about half of all cars sold in the world are electric. Thanks to new battery and charging technologies, electric vehicles (EVs) are cheaper than anticipated ...
How Will Revoking Chinese Student Visas Actually Work?
On May 28, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States would “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party ...
Trump’s Attacks on Harvard Cause Alarm in China
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Chinese students are caught up in Harvard University’s tussle with the Trump administration, China’s defense minister is skipping the premier Asian ...
