China
News and analysis about China, a country with the world’s second-largest economy, a terrible record on human rights, and global ambitions.
The latest in China
![Armed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2066528585.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.426501035197%2C0%2C63.146997929607%2C100&w=2400)
![Armed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2066528585.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=2.639751552795%2C0%2C94.72049689441%2C100&w=2400)
From shipping lanes to airspace to undersea cables, globalization is under physical attack.
![What we know about Trump’s claim that Iran hacked his campaign](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2165917707.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![What we know about Trump’s claim that Iran hacked his campaign](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2165917707.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The FBI is now investigating the former president’s claim of Iranian interference with his campaign.
![Are we really in a “new Cold War” with China?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2149657643.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663263222381%2C0%2C66.673473555238%2C100&w=2400)
![Are we really in a “new Cold War” with China?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2149657643.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0051046452271564%2C100%2C99.989790709546&w=2400)
The US ambassador to Beijing talks to Vox about trade, Taiwan, climate, and the world’s most important relationship.
![With Biden out of the election, can US foreign policy be Trump-proofed?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/ASF_D_Bayer.7.19.24.105.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![With Biden out of the election, can US foreign policy be Trump-proofed?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/ASF_D_Bayer.7.19.24.105.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The trickiest country for American foreign policy right now is ... America.
![It’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to it](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1244569589.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![It’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to it](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GettyImages-1244569589.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The world population could peak in your lifetime.
![The world is running out of soldiers](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2144468823.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.662976085031%2C0%2C66.674047829938%2C100&w=2400)
![The world is running out of soldiers](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2144468823.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0055352596036755%2C100%2C99.988929480793&w=2400)
Wars are getting more common and militaries are building up. There’s just one thing missing.
![Why China is winning the EV war](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/VDC_XCL_027_china_ev_batteries_thumb-syn.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![Why China is winning the EV war](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/VDC_XCL_027_china_ev_batteries_thumb-syn.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
![The Chinese backlash over Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25383702/3BP_101_Unit_05865RC.jpg_3BP_101_Unit_05865RC.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The Chinese backlash over Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25383702/3BP_101_Unit_05865RC.jpg_3BP_101_Unit_05865RC.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
It says more about Netflix than it does about China.
![Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25370013/GettyImages_2136390955.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.650390625%2C0%2C66.69921875%2C100&w=2400)
![Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25370013/GettyImages_2136390955.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.024402147388969%2C100%2C99.951195705222&w=2400)
From Taiwan to South Korea to Silicon Valley, some of the most important nodes in the global tech economy are in disaster-prone places.
![Why the Pentagon wants to build thousands of easily replaceable, AI-enabled drones](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25348320/Vox_Replicator_Drones_Final.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
Ukraine’s drone innovations have changed how the US is planning for a war with China.
![With new national security legislation, China shows it will never loosen its grip on Hong Kong](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25332780/GettyImages_1126244572.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.420212765957%2C0%2C65.159574468085%2C100&w=2400)
![With new national security legislation, China shows it will never loosen its grip on Hong Kong](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25332780/GettyImages_1126244572.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.1303191489362%2C0%2C97.739361702128%2C100&w=2400)
21 years ago, half a million Hong Kongers took to the streets to stop Article 23. This month, Beijing finally won.
![TikTok could avoid a ban with a sale. Finding a buyer won’t be easy.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25336664/896009962.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![TikTok could avoid a ban with a sale. Finding a buyer won’t be easy.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25336664/896009962.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is among those lining up to buy TikTok if Congress enacts a law that forces its Chinese owner to sell.
![China’s new economic growth plan isn’t really a plan at all](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25320280/2060045841.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.633333333333%2C0%2C68.733333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![China’s new economic growth plan isn’t really a plan at all](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25320280/2060045841.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C96.993210475267&w=2400)
Xi Jinping is ignoring the country’s biggest economic problems.
![A war has never been fought in orbit. That may be about to change.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25219569/JunCen_Vox_Space.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
How the US is preparing to fight — and win — a war in space
![Welcome to the “neomedieval era”](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25268094/Vox_Neomedievalism_JaredBartman.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
Nations like the US have more firepower than ever before — but they also appear weaker than ever. The upshot is a world that feels out of control.
![Would the US intervene to defend Taiwan? Ask Japan.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25254621/Vox_JaredBartman_R2.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
If China were to invade Taiwan, the American response could depend on its key ally.
![How cyberscams are drawing China into Myanmar’s civil war](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25232097/Vox_JaredBartman.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
The surprising connection among cybercrime, human trafficking, and a raging guerrilla war.
![What China wants out of Myanmar’s civil war](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25225988/1851374184.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.696113074205%2C0%2C66.60777385159%2C100&w=2400)
![What China wants out of Myanmar’s civil war](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25225988/1851374184.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.044169611307424%2C0%2C99.911660777385%2C100&w=2400)
Despite China’s attempts to negotiate a regional ceasefire, Myanmar’s civil war won’t end soon.
![In Taiwan’s high-stakes elections, China is the loser](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25224036/1922566838.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![In Taiwan’s high-stakes elections, China is the loser](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25224036/1922566838.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Beijing has branded incoming president Lai Ching-te a “troublemaker” for his pro-sovereignty stance.
![Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te, denying China’s hopes for reunification](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25206369/1896202515.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te, denying China’s hopes for reunification](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25206369/1896202515.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The results of the tight, three-way presidential election will resonate far beyond the region.
![Qubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into being](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25137951/53364318126_7899724546_k.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=12.5%2C0%2C75%2C100&w=2400)
![Qubit by qubit, the quantum computers of tomorrow are coming into being](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25137951/53364318126_7899724546_k.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C5.5555555555556%2C100%2C88.888888888889&w=2400)
The quantum computing industry has a road map to the future — but can it reach its destination?
![The militarized AI risk that’s bigger than “killer robots”](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25105301/1783970077.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.683333333333%2C0%2C70.633333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![The militarized AI risk that’s bigger than “killer robots”](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25105301/1783970077.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C2.807928268051%2C100%2C94.384143463898&w=2400)
The nuclear stakes of putting too much trust in AI.
![The rise of Xi Jinping, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25117442/VDC_ATL_667_THUMB_YT.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
![The rise of Xi Jinping, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25117442/VDC_ATL_667_THUMB_YT.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&w=2400)
How Xi Jinping became China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
![How Myanmar’s resistance could topple its military government — for good](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25111344/1246736059.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![How Myanmar’s resistance could topple its military government — for good](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25111344/1246736059.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
A surprise offensive on October 27 stunned the junta. A revolution could build a new Myanmar.
![The achievement of this year’s Biden-Xi summit is, simply, the meeting itself](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25085068/1244769752.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The achievement of this year’s Biden-Xi summit is, simply, the meeting itself](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25085068/1244769752.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
What to expect from Biden and Xi’s San Francisco meetup.
![There’s a sliver of good US-China news — and it involves nukes](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25062289/1236590904.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.021126760563%2C0%2C67.957746478873%2C100&w=2400)
![There’s a sliver of good US-China news — and it involves nukes](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25062289/1236590904.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.94991364421417%2C100%2C98.100172711572&w=2400)
Rare arms control talks come ahead of an anticipated summit this month between Biden and Xi.
![US-China tensions are every country’s problem now](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24957003/1676975947.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C66.541289109249%2C100&w=2400)
![US-China tensions are every country’s problem now](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24957003/1676975947.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C99.811933663874%2C100&w=2400)
Between Washington and Beijing: Which side are you on?
![What’s up with China’s disappearing senior military officers?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24927208/1258417354.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=13.453621677957%2C0%2C66.649296508598%2C100&w=2400)
![What’s up with China’s disappearing senior military officers?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24927208/1258417354.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.013027618551334%2C0%2C99.973944762897%2C100&w=2400)
Li Shangfu is the latest officer to fall victim to Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive.
![China’s economy is slowing down. What gives?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24878690/1622674566.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.6885813148789%2C0%2C90.622837370242%2C100&w=2400)
![China’s economy is slowing down. What gives?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24878690/1622674566.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C13.217513045692%2C100%2C73.564973908617&w=2400)
An expert helps explain China’s economic woes.
![Why so many countries want to join BRICS](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24866809/1615848162.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.364072888451%2C0%2C66.658458507757%2C100&w=2400)
![Why so many countries want to join BRICS](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24866809/1615848162.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0061561191824637%2C0%2C99.987687761635%2C100&w=2400)
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa: Could they change the way the global economy works?
![It’s time for a new atomic altruism](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24828660/GettyImages_1222402724.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=19.141954302382%2C0%2C61.716091395236%2C100&w=2400)
![It’s time for a new atomic altruism](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24828660/GettyImages_1222402724.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=3.7129314535732%2C0%2C92.574137092854%2C100&w=2400)
Philanthropies are pulling back from programs meant to address the risk of nuclear war — at precisely the wrong moment.
![The saga of China’s missing-then-fired foreign minister](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24813885/1258784563.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663636363636%2C0%2C66.672727272727%2C100&w=2400)
![The saga of China’s missing-then-fired foreign minister](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24813885/1258784563.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0045450413598758%2C100%2C99.99090991728&w=2400)
We still don’t really know what happened to Qin Gang.
![Here’s what’s at stake in Blinken’s trip to China](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24735618/1258784262.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.661285114627%2C0%2C66.677429770746%2C100&w=2400)
![Here’s what’s at stake in Blinken’s trip to China](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24735618/1258784262.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.008071025020179%2C100%2C99.98385794996&w=2400)
The secretary of state’s China trip opens the door for dialogue, but Taiwan is still a major sticking point.
![The US’s multiple Indo-Pacific strategies, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24687305/1257122967.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.9909090909091%2C0%2C63.054545454545%2C100&w=2400)
![The US’s multiple Indo-Pacific strategies, explained](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24687305/1257122967.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.9909090909091%2C0%2C94.581818181818%2C100&w=2400)
A Papua New Guinea pact reveals the complexity of creating partnerships in the region.
![The nationalist dark side of Joe Biden’s climate policies](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24639385/1249748289.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.668734491315%2C0%2C66.66253101737%2C100&w=2400)
![The nationalist dark side of Joe Biden’s climate policies](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24639385/1249748289.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0031017369727024%2C0%2C99.993796526055%2C100&w=2400)
Why an ex-Biden official is “deeply disappointed” in his Buy American policies.
![Will having the world’s biggest population make this the “Indian Century”?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24617755/GettyImages_1252220416.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.673054810272%2C0%2C66.653890379456%2C100&w=2400)
![Will having the world’s biggest population make this the “Indian Century”?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24617755/GettyImages_1252220416.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0095822154082015%2C0%2C99.980835569184%2C100&w=2400)
Why numbers can only go so far for the world’s new most populous nation.
![Can a 50-year-old treaty still keep the world safe from the changing threat of bioweapons?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24615209/BioWeapons_LiviaGiorginaCarpineto.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
How geopolitics and technological advances are making this a riskier world for bioweapons.
![Taiwan’s president is in the Americas — and China’s not happy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24553243/1478607994.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.972027972028%2C0%2C64.055944055944%2C100&w=2400)
![Taiwan’s president is in the Americas — and China’s not happy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24553243/1478607994.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.958041958042%2C0%2C96.083916083916%2C100&w=2400)
President Tsai Ing-wen is shoring up allies, but a meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy is drawing threats from Beijing.
![Why China’s population is shrinking](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24542427/VDC_XEI_035_THUMB_SYN.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.875%2C0%2C56.25%2C100&w=2400)
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Without treaties to rein in their use, a dangerous escalation between countries becomes much more likely.