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China Announces Military Purge Ahead of Fourth Plenum

China Announces Military Purge Ahead of Fourth Plenum
21.10.2025 6

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China’s Rare-Earth Flex Sends the United States Scrambling

China’s Rare-Earth Flex Sends the United States Scrambling
15.10.2025 5

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China’s Weak Passports Are Holding Back Its Soft Power

China’s Weak Passports Are Holding Back Its Soft Power
08.10.2025 7

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How Taipei Should Handle Washington

01.10.2025 5

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Why China Hawks Love Talking About AI

24.09.2025 7

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U.S., China Talk Trade and TikTok

17.09.2025 4

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All the Queen’s Gossips

13.09.2025 5

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No New World Order Here

10.09.2025 9

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Putin and Xi Have Different Plans to Live Forever

05.09.2025 4

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Putin Pays Homage at Xi’s Summit

03.09.2025 8

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Why Does China Care About New York Politics?

27.08.2025 4

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A Guide to Censorship in China

20.08.2025 30

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China Is Still Afraid of Losing World War II

16.08.2025 20

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A New Chapter in the U.S.-China Chip Trade

13.08.2025 7

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Devastating Floods Highlight Beijing’s Water Problems

06.08.2025 9

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Trump Snubs the Taiwanese President

30.07.2025 7

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China Starts Construction on World’s Largest Hydropower Dam

23.07.2025 8

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How China Got Its Name

09.07.2025 5

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China’s Rare-Earth Leverage Is Paying Off

02.07.2025 10

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A Distracted Washington Is a Win for Beijing

25.06.2025 10

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China Backs Iran in Fight Against Israel

18.06.2025 10

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What Washington Doesn’t Understand About CCP Membership

11.06.2025 20

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Why Do Americans Mispronounce ‘Xi Jinping’?

04.06.2025 5

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Trump’s Attacks on Harvard Cause Alarm in China

28.05.2025 4

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China Tries to Revive Economy Amid Tariff Pause

21.05.2025 5

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U.S.-China Trade Deal Defies Expectations

14.05.2025 4

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The Pentagon Fixates on War Over Taiwan

07.05.2025 10

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No Talk, but Some Action on U.S.-China Tariffs

30.04.2025 7

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Countries Face Pressure to Pick Sides in U.S.-China Trade War

23.04.2025 20

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‘Andor’ Is a Chilling Vision of Fascism and Resistance in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

22.04.2025 10

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Businesses on Both Sides of the Pacific Brace for Impact

16.04.2025 7

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China’s Chandeliers Are Full of Anacondas

11.04.2025 3

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China May Have a Revenge List for Tariff Wars

09.04.2025 4

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China Prepares to Endure a Trade War

09.04.2025 10

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China Looks to Neighbors as Trump Tariffs Loom

02.04.2025 6

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Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Taps Into the Latest Moral Panic

28.03.2025 10

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U.S. Cybersecurity Weakness Benefits China

26.03.2025 6

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Did China Get Billionaires Right?

25.03.2025 7

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China Faces PR Challenge in Zambia

19.03.2025 4

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China Leans Into Trade War

12.03.2025 40

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Another High-Ranking Chinese Official Falls

05.03.2025 10

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As Trump Abandons Allies, How Will China Respond?

26.02.2025 10

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Xi Sends Message to China’s Private Sector

19.02.2025 6

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What Trump’s Steel Tariffs Mean for China

12.02.2025 4

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China Responds to Trump’s Tariffs With Caution

05.02.2025 2

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DeepSeek Doesn’t Signal an AI Space Race

29.01.2025 4

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TikTok Debate Could Stir White House Clash

22.01.2025 4

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Can Trump Strike a Deal Over TikTok?

15.01.2025 20

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Salt Typhoon Stirs Panic in Washington

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Panic grows in Washington about the Salt Typhoon hack of U.S....

08.01.2025 6

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5 Predictions for China in 2025

FP’s look ahead Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. This was a relatively quiet if depressing year for China. But 2025 could be a lot...

01.01.2025 7

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