China

China’s Glass Ceiling

Sure, the Middle Kingdom is becoming a superpower, but it's always going to be No. 2.

BY GEOFF DYER | MARCH 28, 2013

'Face' and Something 'Delicious'

What Mao and Stalin’s first awkward meeting tells us about Xi Jinping’s confident trip to see Vladimir Putin.

BY SERGEY RADCHENKO | MARCH 27, 2013

One of These BRICS Is Not Like the Other

South Africa is a mess. So why does it get to sit at the BRICS big boy table?

BY ROY ROBINS | MARCH 26, 2013

China’s Michelle Obama

Peng Liyuan is the first prominent Chinese first lady in decades. But does she matter?

BY PAUL FRENCH | MARCH 26, 2013

The Disease Next Door

How the world’s nastiest and least-known outbreaks are afflicting some of the world’s wealthiest countries.

BY PETER HOTEZ | MARCH 25, 2013

Lies, Damned Lies, and Chinese Statistics

Who’s cooking Beijing’s books?

BY TOM ORLIK | MARCH 20, 2013

Defeating Extreme Poverty

An exclusive excerpt of USAID's 2013 Annual Letter.

BY RAJIV SHAH | MARCH 18, 2013

Xi Pivots to Moscow

What message is China's new leader sending with his first overseas trip?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | MARCH 14, 2013

The Great Cyberscare

Why the Pentagon is razzmatazzing you about those big bad Chinese hackers.

BY THOMAS RID | MARCH 13, 2013

The Global Swarm

Drones are not only spreading to other countries, they're becoming smaller and smarter.

BY P.W. SINGER | MARCH 11, 2013

Gray Matter

How to fight Chinese cyber attacks without starting a cold war.

BY JOEL BRENNER | MARCH 8, 2013

Who's Winning the Great Energy Rat Race?

China just passed the United States as the world's leading oil importer. America should be happy to be No. 2.

BY ROBIN M. MILLS | MARCH 8, 2013

Time Is Running Out on North Korea

Congress needs to make Pyongyang pay a price for its recklessness.

BY SEN. ROBERT MENENDEZ | MARCH 7, 2013

A Player, but No Superpower

Why China's military is a threat to its neighbors, but shouldn't concern the United States on its home turf.

BY ANDREW S. ERICKSON, ADAM P. LIFF | MARCH 7, 2013

Hugo's Banker

How China propped up Chávez.

BY HENRY SANDERSON, MICHAEL FORSYTHE | MARCH 7, 2013

Inside the Black Box

How the NSA is helping companies fight back against Chinese hackers.

BY MARC AMBINDER | MARCH 7, 2013

Gentle Giant

Why isn’t India spending more on its military?

BY DHRUVA JAISHANKAR | MARCH 6, 2013

What Have We Learned About Xi Jinping?

China’s new leader has consolidated his power. So what is he going to do with it?

BY KERRY BROWN | MARCH 5, 2013

Mad Libs: War Edition

FP asked more than 70 top military thinkers to fill in the blanks on the world's global conflicts -- from the drone wars to the budget wars.

MARCH 4, 2013

Innocents Abroad

When celebrities do diplomacy.

BY COLIN DAILEDA | MARCH 1, 2013

How to Win a Cyberwar with China

It's time for the Obama administration to start playing offense, or it might soon have a real war on its hands.

BY DAN BLUMENTHAL | FEBRUARY 28, 2013

While America Slept

How the United States botched China's rise.

BY KISHORE MAHBUBANI | FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Power Shot

A rare photograph sheds new light on China’s most important social network.

BY JOHN GARNAUT | FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Does John Kerry Matter?

Why Obama's new secretary of state might not have much room to run.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

You Can't Hack a Steakhouse

What China doesn't get about how Washington works.

BY HALEY BARBOUR, ED ROGERS | FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Rolling out the Red Carpet

Why is Hollywood kowtowing to China?

BY DAMIEN MA | FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The Little Search Engine That Couldn’t

How China’s Communist Party tried to compete with Google, and failed miserably.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Handle with Care

Japan is Washington's most important Asian ally. But in some ways it's also the trickiest.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Chinese Hackers Are Getting Dangerously Good at English

And they're coming to an inbox near you.

BY MELISSA CHAN | FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The Cool War

Cold War technology made war unthinkable. Cool War technology makes it irresistible.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | FEBRUARY 20, 2013