China

'Freedom' Island

Is Hong Kong free, or does Beijing really call the shots?

BY ADAM ROSE | JUNE 12, 2013

How to Protect Yourself from the Online Axis of Evil

What has happened to the notion of cyberdefense?

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JUNE 10, 2013

Do Two Dreams Equal a Nightmare?

Why Xi Jinping’s vision of a future China cannot coexist with the American Dream.

BY MARCO RUBIO | JUNE 7, 2013

Let's Not Be Friends

Obama and Xi will work better together if they both acknowledge they don't trust each other.

BY YAN XUETONG | JUNE 6, 2013

Paranoid Republic

No summit can bridge the political gap between Washington and Beijing.

BY MINXIN PEI | JUNE 6, 2013

China's New Backyard

Does Washington realize how deeply Beijing has planted a flag in Latin America?

BY R. EVAN ELLIS | JUNE 6, 2013

The Head of China's Petitioning Office

Why Barack Obama can't afford to take human rights off the agenda when he meets with Xi Jinping.

BY SOPHIE RICHARDSON | JUNE 6, 2013

How Obama Tried and Failed to Make Friends with China

Don't expect much from the upcoming summit -- we've been down this road before.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | JUNE 5, 2013

Xi's Not Ready

Why Obama should skip the shirt-sleeves summit with China's new leader.

BY MICHAEL AUSLIN | JUNE 4, 2013

Ai Vey

A look at Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei's terrible new music video.

BY JON CAMPBELL | MAY 24, 2013

Pulp Liberation Army

Welcome to the strange -- and terrifying -- underground world of Chinese military fantasy novels.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH, HELEN GAO | MAY 23, 2013

Prepare to Start Making Things Again

Why America's natural gas boom is good news for U.S. manufacturing and bad news for China.

BY CHARLES R. MORRIS | MAY 22, 2013

And You Thought the IRS Was Bad?

The world's five most out-of-control tax agencies.

BY J. DANA STUSTER | MAY 21, 2013

Wisdom of the Crowd

What 1.2 billion Indians think about democracy, America, and the world. 

BY RORY MEDCALF | MAY 21, 2013

What the Hell Was That All About?

After scaring the world witless, has North Korea slunk back into its cave?

BY AIDAN FOSTER-CARTER | MAY 20, 2013

Burma's Web-Savvy Rebels

How Burmese insurgent groups are using China's version of Twitter to fight their war.

BY PATRICK BOEHLER | MAY 20, 2013

The Unstoppable Force vs. the Immovable Object

Could the United States really go to war with China?

BY NOAH FELDMAN | MAY 16, 2013

Beijing's 'Bitskrieg'

How China is revolutionizing warfare.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | MAY 13, 2013

The Trust Deficit

How the U.S. 'pivot' to Asia looks from Beijing.

BY HE YAFEI | MAY 13, 2013

Iron Man vs. the Super Censors

In China, even Tony Stark can’t get around the culture police.

BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | MAY 9, 2013

The Great Sino-Indian Alpine Tent Party of 2013

China's latest border squabble with India might seem trivial, but the consequences could set Asia on edge.

BY DHRUVA JAISHANKAR | MAY 8, 2013

China: Year Zero

1979 and the birth of an economic miracle.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 7, 2013

Leave Bad Enough Alone

The United States should forget about intervening in Syria. Asia's what matters.

BY EDWARD LUTTWAK | MAY 7, 2013

The Most Dangerous Border in the World

Why is China picking a fight with India?

BY ELY RATNER, ALEXANDER SULLIVAN | MAY 4, 2013

Standoff at 15,000 Feet

Photos of the world's highest border dispute.

MAY 3, 2013

Can China's Top Guns Fly?

The Chinese military is aiming high. But can its Air Force break through all the red tape?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | APRIL 30, 2013

What China and Russia Don't Get About Soft Power

Beijing and Moscow are trying their hands at attraction, and failing -- miserably.

BY JOSEPH S. NYE | APRIL 29, 2013

'The Law of Politics' According to Sergei Lavrov

An exclusive interview with Russia's top diplomat.

INTERVIEW BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | MAY/JUNE 2013

Xi's War Drums

China's new leader is using the military to consolidate his power. But has he unleashed forces beyond his control?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | MAY/JUNE 2013

The World's Most Controversial Walmarts

The big box behemoth might be a global force for good, but expansion doesn't make everyone happy.

BY COLIN DAILEDA | APRIL 29, 2013