China

Strategic Misdirection

Are the latest U.S. moves on missile defense making it less safe?

BY TOM Z. COLLINA | OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Cyber Trade War

The showdown between China and the United States over telecommunications technology is about much more than just security.

BY ADAM SEGAL | OCTOBER 25, 2012

The Creation Myth of Xi Jinping

What do we really know about China's new leader?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | OCTOBER 19, 2012

When Xi Smiles

Is China's leader-in-waiting the jolliest functionary in the People's Republic?

OCTOBER 19, 2012

To Renminbi Or Not to Renminbi?

Why China's currency isn't taking over the world.

BY VICTOR SHIH, SUSAN SHIRK | OCTOBER 18, 2012

Red State

Why China wants Mitt Romney to win.

BY SHEN DINGLI | OCTOBER 17, 2012

Huntsman Speaks Out

Republican primary contender Jon Huntsman sounds off on the U.S. presidential race -- and the big issue the candidates aren't talking about.

INTERVIEW BY ISAAC STONE FISH | OCTOBER 17, 2012

What Happens After You Label a Country a Currency Manipulator?

You ask them to stop it.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | OCTOBER 17, 2012

Vanishing Shanghai

Meet the people left behind amid the boom in China's largest city.

BY HOWARD W. FRENCH | OCTOBER 15, 2012

The Quiet Man of Chinese Letters

Should we condemn Mo Yan for failing to speak out?

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | OCTOBER 12, 2012

My Way Or the Huawei

The U.S. government's recent accusations against two Chinese companies are seriously overblown.

BY TREVOR TIMM | OCTOBER 12, 2012

Remembering the White Terror

25 years after the end of authoritarianism, Taiwan is still struggling to come to terms with its past.

BY AMBER PARCHER | OCTOBER 12, 2012

Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Pick

China's most famous dissident never wanted the honor.

BY YU JIE | OCTOBER 11, 2012

The Big Bang Theory of Education

Authoritarian countries don't seem to be doing well at the knowledge business. That's probably no accident.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 11, 2012

China's Oil Investment Is Not a Threat

The Chinese purchase of a Canadian oil company is something U.S. officials should welcome, not fear.

BY ERICA DOWNS | OCTOBER 10, 2012

The FP Survey: The Economy

If we're ever going to get out of this slump, what will it take? We asked more than 60 leading economists to tell us.

NOVEMBER 2012

Think Again: The BRICS

Together, their GDP now nearly equals the United States. But are they really the future of the global economy?

BY ANTOINE VAN AGTMAEL | NOVEMBER 2012

Hollywood

How foreign audiences saved Tinseltown.

BY STEPHEN GALLOWAY | NOVEMBER 2012

The 50-50 Club

Why pundits love splitting the difference on their predictions.

NOVEMBER 2012

In Defense of Le Corbusier

The architect would have influenced Chinese cities for the better -- if he'd had the chance.

NOVEMBER 2012

What's Chinese for 'Irrational Exuberance'?

China's explosive urban growth may not be sustainable.

NOVEMBER 2012

Game Change: China Edition

What if American political reporters covered the Chinese horse race?

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | OCTOBER 4, 2012

The Asian Cold War

China and Japan's island spat is much more than a battle over a bunch of uninhabited rocks. And it won't be ending anytime soon.

BY MICHAEL AUSLIN | OCTOBER 4, 2012

The Election Is Over

It's time to start worrying about 2013, because the Obama team clearly isn't.

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF | OCTOBER 1, 2012

Inside the Bubble

Photos of China's looming housing crisis.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Little Bo Peepshow

China's six biggest political sex scandals.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Rock Fight

Japan could win a war for the Senkaku islands, but it wouldn't be easy. And certainly not without U.S. help.

BY JAMES HOLMES | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Bachelor Padding

How lonely single men created China's dangerous real estate bubble.

BY ROSEANN LAKE | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The Calm Before the Storm

China's about to find out how hard it is to run an aircraft carrier.

BY ANDREW S. ERICKSON, GABRIEL B. COLLINS | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

An Aircraft Carrier of One's Own

After much struggle, China finally has the massive naval vessel it always wanted.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012