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News and analysis about China, a country with the world’s second-largest economy, a terrible record on human rights, and global ambitions.


“We respect the choice of the American people,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said.


China just stepped up its climate goals. Is it enough to avert climate chaos?


The study and the Chinese virologist behind it are quite popular in conservative media.


Public health experts warn that the wide-reaching emergency use program poses risks.


The Pentagon’s new report on China’s military features a scary-sounding prediction, but it’s not as scary as it seems.


Human rights groups are urging major clothing brands to cut ties with suppliers in the Xinjiang region of China.


Jimmy Lai, a media executive, was arrested along with others in a blow to Hong Kong’s freedoms.


China has imprisoned millions of Uighur Muslims in concentration camps. Here’s what the Trump administration could do right now to help stop it.


The Trump administration abruptly told China it had to close its Houston, Texas, consulate by Friday.


“It’s really the first time that I had a genuine feeling that I would be arrested just because of speaking aloud a slogan or holding a poster on the street.”


Recent moves represent a rare moment when American tech companies question China’s tight grip on information.


The growing Trump-Biden war over China, explained.


The US and Russia are in the middle of nuclear talks. But Trump’s top nuclear envoy is very focused on China.


Michael Pack’s purge of the US Agency for Global Media, and his effort to produce tough-on-China journalism, explained.


Coronavirus restrictions and China’s encroachment on the territory changed the annual vigil.


It’s about much more than a border. It’s about power in Asia.


Trump wants to retaliate against China over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Exactly how is anyone’s guess.

A Wuhan lab studied SARS-related viruses. But there’s no evidence it discovered or was working on the new virus.


“Everything they’re doing is a full-court press,” one expert told Vox.


Other countries have had better results putting sick people into isolation instead of sending them home to potentially infect their family.


“Nobody wins a pandemic,” said one expert.

Should wet markets be banned? It’s more complicated than it seems.


There’s a rumor the coronavirus started in a Chinese lab. And evidence from scientists to the contrary.


Trump says Covid-19 isn’t that deadly. Here’s what we know.


Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok are all battling misinformation related to the novel coronavirus.


China has taken the beloved Hugo-winning site offline amid stringent new internet laws.


The coronavirus is putting a lot of new tech, including robots and artificial intelligence, on display.


The world’s biggest tech companies are coming to terms with how their businesses are being impacted by the global outbreak.


Wall Street is waking up to the threat of coronavirus as fears about the disease and its potential global economic impact spread.


Without the mortality rate, it’s hard to decide how to respond and prepare for a worsening outbreak.


Coronavirus fears are transcending politics in Hong Kong and transforming the protest movement.

More than 50 million people have been affected by China’s travel restrictions.


A new study shows the virus took off weeks earlier than Chinese officials have suggested.

Thailand’s king has terrible fashion sense and likes wearing fake tattoos. He’s also disturbingly authoritarian.


They’re political theater, not good public health policy.


A US teen says the video-sharing platform suspended her account for criticizing China’s treatment of Muslims.


Chinese censors seemingly cracked down on references to PewDiePie following the creator’s discussion of ongoing protests in Hong Kong.


It should’ve been quite easy for Peter Navarro to answer “no” — unless the answer really is “yes.”


The move has helped spark a fiery debate playing out on the search giant’s internal mailing lists.


President Donald Trump announced an agreement to delay tariffs and for China to buy agricultural products.