Alexander Boyd was 14 when he read China Wakes by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The book changed his life. Khushboo Razdan looks at how books shape public perceptions and inspire lifelong connections between the US and China even as their geopolitical rivalry intensifies.
Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs magazine has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts since its founding. It is published by Simon & Schuster, a division of Penguin Books.
Lizzi C. LEE is a Fellow on Chinese Economy at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis. Eric Olander is the Editor in Chief of The China-Global South Project. He is also an expert on the Chinese economy.
Stratechery Plus is a subscription service. It costs $15 per month or $150 per year. It offers the subscriber-only Stratechery Update, Stratecher Interviews, Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Dithering, Greatest of All Talk, and Asianometry podcasts.
Zheng Yuhuang was teaching a business seminar in Beijing when an attendee called the police. He was taken aside for questioning and his social media accounts were wiped clean. The episode renewed discussion about political surveillance in Chinese higher education. Chinese universities have expanded systems of student “information officers” and other political reporting mechanisms.
Andrew and Bill discuss Monday's SLBM test from the PLA Navy and two new PLA generals promoted. They also discuss the CITIC plane crash and a major security breach in Beijing. There are questions about the release of pastor Ezra Jin and context for the U.S. sentencing of disgraced tycoon Guo Wengui. The Washington Wizards get a letter from Rep. John Moolenaar.
Pew Research Centre survey polled more than 45,000 people across 37 countries, including many advanced economies and emerging markets. China's global image has recovered from its pandemic-era lows. Confidence in the United States has declined as a result of the conflict with Iran and regional crises.
Zheng Yongnian is a noted Chinese political scientist and adviser to Beijing. He believes a China-US G2 framework could offer a "structural guarantee" for global peace in a world beset by crises. The world was faced with four intertwined challenges: geopolitical conflicts, religionisation, imbalances in the global economy and the fading of the UN-centred governance system.
Xi Jinping congratulates the United States on Independence Day. Cathay Pacific Airways passenger plane was intercepted by Hungarian fighter jets over Romanian airspace. Cabo Verde's football team was eliminated from the Fifa World Cup 2026 after a 3-2 extra-time defeat to Argentina. At least 73 students from 17 Hong Kong schools achieved top marks in the International Baccalaureate programme.
Alexander Boyd was 14 when he read China Wakes by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The book changed his life. Khushboo Razdan looks at how books shape public perceptions and inspire lifelong connections between the US and China even as their geopolitical rivalry intensifies.
Since its founding in 1922, Foreign Affairs magazine has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts since its founding. It is published by Simon & Schuster, a division of Penguin Books.
Lizzi C. LEE is a Fellow on Chinese Economy at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis. Eric Olander is the Editor in Chief of The China-Global South Project. He is also an expert on the Chinese economy.
Stratechery Plus is a subscription service. It costs $15 per month or $150 per year. It offers the subscriber-only Stratechery Update, Stratecher Interviews, Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Dithering, Greatest of All Talk, and Asianometry podcasts.
Zheng Yuhuang was teaching a business seminar in Beijing when an attendee called the police. He was taken aside for questioning and his social media accounts were wiped clean. The episode renewed discussion about political surveillance in Chinese higher education. Chinese universities have expanded systems of student “information officers” and other political reporting mechanisms.
Andrew and Bill discuss Monday's SLBM test from the PLA Navy and two new PLA generals promoted. They also discuss the CITIC plane crash and a major security breach in Beijing. There are questions about the release of pastor Ezra Jin and context for the U.S. sentencing of disgraced tycoon Guo Wengui. The Washington Wizards get a letter from Rep. John Moolenaar.
Pew Research Centre survey polled more than 45,000 people across 37 countries, including many advanced economies and emerging markets. China's global image has recovered from its pandemic-era lows. Confidence in the United States has declined as a result of the conflict with Iran and regional crises.
Zheng Yongnian is a noted Chinese political scientist and adviser to Beijing. He believes a China-US G2 framework could offer a "structural guarantee" for global peace in a world beset by crises. The world was faced with four intertwined challenges: geopolitical conflicts, religionisation, imbalances in the global economy and the fading of the UN-centred governance system.
Xi Jinping congratulates the United States on Independence Day. Cathay Pacific Airways passenger plane was intercepted by Hungarian fighter jets over Romanian airspace. Cabo Verde's football team was eliminated from the Fifa World Cup 2026 after a 3-2 extra-time defeat to Argentina. At least 73 students from 17 Hong Kong schools achieved top marks in the International Baccalaureate programme.