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Emperor Trump's sycophantic cabinet meeting stinks of Beijing-like obeisance
The ancient Chinese act of kowtowing required touching the ground with one’s forehead in deference to the emperor. The modern American act of kowtowing requires absurdly praising Trump.
Is China Becoming The World's Most Likeable Superpower?
After the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Accords, China's diplomatic public-relations game keeps growing stronger. Article quoted in Fortune Magazine, and Vox.
Angry about Comey's firing? Good. China shows us the dangers of creeping cynicism.
Article co-written with two other longtime China correspondents.
Trump is President. That's reason enough not to go to war with North Korea
He is uniquely unsuited to serve as commander-in-chief in the event of a war with a nuclear-armed country.
Let's stop calling North Korea 'crazy' and understand their motives
The world knows little about the palace politics in North Korea, the world’s most opaque country. Yet it seems like Kim is acting intelligently
Why does China pretend it's a democracy?
The country is the world's second largest economy. Why doesn't it embrace its authoritarian government?
Xi Jinping May Be Less Powerful Than He Seems.
What if Xi is not China's most powerful leader since Mao?
Why Trump Should Play the Human Rights Card With Xi
Ignoring the Chinese government’s abuses isn’t just immoral: It’s a bad negotiating tactic.
Is Rex Tillerson the weakest secretary of state of all time?
He has seemingly met with roughly the same number of heads of state over the last few months as Trump’s daughter Ivanka.
Despots are embracing Donald Trump's 'war on the media' with open arms
Countries like Venezuela, Russia and China are using Washington’s aggressive stance on journalists to justify their own erosion of the free press.
Trump's First Major Foreign-Policy Success?
The president has been right so far to do nothing publicly about North Korea.
Confronting Chairman Trump
With the United States embracing revolutionary chaos, China is positioning itself as the adult in the room.
If the US ever went to war with China, it would be a Trump distraction technique
Don't worry about the South China Sea. Worry about Trump starting a war to distract from his incompetence.
A Communist Party Man at Davos
Why is Xi Jinping trying to charm the global elite?
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Trump’s China-Bashing Id
The president-elect’s newly appointed trade czar Peter Navarro doesn't seem to have much of a plan, besides blaming China.
Donald Trump Is Legitimizing China's Communist Party
As Trump continues to weaken people’s belief in his integrity, and that of the American political system, a surprising side effect is the Chinese political system appears more rational and welcoming by contrast.
The Long Fall of Taiwan
The island once had a seat on the UN Security Council. Now a simple phone call with its leader is international news.
Why Chinese Elite Endorse Hillary Clinton
Trump's policies would be softer on China, but the global instability he'd create as President would be bad for business in Beijing.
A Trump Supporter Dwells in Beijing
What could possibly make a young Chinese person go all-in for the Republican nominee?
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Beijing Establishes a D.C. Think Tank, and No One Notices
China's failed attempt to build influence in the United States.
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