China Rewrites the ‘Soft Power’ Playbook for the A.I. Age
In the Cold War era, “soft power” meant American movies and music that won hearts and minds abroad.…
China Purges Top Official Over Corruption and Sex Charges
The Chinese Communist Party on Tuesday expelled Ma Xingrui, one of its most senior officials, accusing him of…
China Arrests U.S. Scholar on Spying Charge
Chinese security officers have arrested an American citizen who studies politics in Myanmar, an authoritarian nation on China’s…
In Taiwan, ‘Mainland Spouses’ From China Become a Focus of Infiltration Fears
Among the hundreds of thousands of Chinese women who have settled in Taiwan after marrying men from the…
A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea
A Chinese critic of his country’s ruling Communist Party had already escaped to Thailand and Vietnam and tried…
Trump Turns Taiwan Arms Sales Into Bargaining Chip With China
President Trump has described a potential multibillion-dollar weapons sale to Taiwan as a “negotiating chip” with China, raising…
How China May Have Sought to Recruit a House Aide to Spy on the U.S.
When a man identifying himself as Chris Chen reached out this winter to an aide on a House…
How China’s Leader Lost Faith in His Generals
The purge China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has inflicted on the military elite was plain to see at a…
China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War
A grinding war in Iran has so severely drained American firepower that Chinese analysts are openly questioning Washington’s…
China’s Disappearing Generals – The New York Times
China’s military leadership stood before the nation in March 2023, an image of unity behind Xi Jinping. After…