People's Republic of China

October 22, 2024

A black-and-white photomontage of Donald Trump on the left and Kamala Harris on the right.

Ideas

Why the Oil Market Is Not Shocked

James Surowiecki

October 20, 2024

An illustration of a gas can buoyed up by a balloon

Ideas

‘Americans Will End Up Paying the Tariffs’

Ronald Brownstein

September 19, 2024

A photo of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sitting in front of a backdrop reading "The Atlantic Festival," with illustrated red and white dots across the image

Global

Has Trump Gone Soft on China?

Michael Schuman

September 13, 2024

Photo showing Xi and Trump shaking hands

Global

The Challenge of Negotiating With Xi Jinping

Michael Schuman

August 29, 2024

A photo showing U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi looking at each other.

Global

America’s Political Chaos Is Enviable When You Live in an Autocracy

Michael Schuman

July 26, 2024

Black-and-white photos of Xi Jinping and Joe Biden against a thick red bar

Global

Trump Signals Weakness to Xi Jinping

Michael Schuman

July 18, 2024

Collage showing Xi, map of Taiwan, and Trump

Global

When the Press Turns Its Back on Press Freedom

Timothy McLaughlin

July 17, 2024

Former Wall Street Journal reporter and chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Selina Cheng (R) addresses a press conference in Hong Kong on July 17, 2024. A former Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong on July 17, accused the paper of firing her over her role leading a press union and advocating for press freedom in the Chinese city.

Global

China’s Self-Imposed Isolation

Michael Schuman

July 10, 2024

A photo-illustration of Chinese leader Xi Jinping peering over a wall at a crowd of people.

Global

China May Be the Ukraine War’s Big Winner

Michael Schuman

June 24, 2024

A photo of Russian president Vladimir Putin greeting China's premier, Xi Jinping

Global

Between a Rock and a Hard Place in the South China Sea

Timothy McLaughlin

June 16, 2024

The China Coast Guard vessel shadows the Filipino vessel with tourists on board going to Thitu Island

Global

China Is Losing the Chip War

Michael Schuman

June 6, 2024

A version of the Chinese national flag with microchips instead of stars

Ideas

Reaganomics Is on Its Last Legs

Rogé Karma

May 18, 2024

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Global

China Has Gotten the Trade War It Deserves

Michael Schuman

May 15, 2024

A photograph of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden in front of a Chinese flag

Ideas

The Vatican’s Gamble With Beijing Is Costing China’s Catholics

Francis X. Rocca

May 14, 2024

Pope Francis set against a red background

Technology

The Absurdity of Believing China’s Great at Protecting Kids Online

Louise Matsakis

May 8, 2024

Photograph of young girls in China using their smartphones

The Atlantic Daily

Autocracies Are Winning the Information War

Tom Nichols

May 6, 2024

A toy soldier holds a microphone like a machine gun

Ideas

The New Propaganda War

Anne Applebaum

June 2024 Issue

illustration with old-fashioned cathode-ray TV set with Russian and Chinese flags as its antennae, tuning in to a distorted image of the American flag

Global

For Xi Jinping, Religion Is Power

Judith Hertog

May 5, 2024

Technology

Welcome to the TikTok Meltdown

Charlie Warzel

April 24, 2024

A person holds a sign in front of the Capitol that reads, "TikTok changed my life for the better."

Ideas

The Politics of Pessimism

Frank Bruni

April 22, 2024

Global

How the Humble Donkey Became a Big Problem for China

Michael Schuman

April 21, 2024

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Ideas

There’s No Easy Answer to Chinese EVs

Rogé Karma

April 18, 2024

An electric car painted red, white, and green

Global

The Angst Behind China’s ‘Lying Flat’ Youth

Christina Knight

March 23, 2024

Planet

America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars

Jason Torchinsky

January 30, 2024

Global

China Won’t Leave Taiwan’s Election to the Taiwanese

Timothy McLaughlin

January 12, 2024

Chinese red dragon wrapped around blue circle of Taiwanese flag

Global

Beijing Won’t Allow Taiwan’s Democracy to Survive

Michael Schuman

January 10, 2024

An honor guard during a flag raising ceremony at Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Next month Taiwan holds presidential and legislature elections that will help shape US-China relations for years to come.

Global

Xi Jinping Is Fighting a Culture War at Home

Michael Schuman

December 20, 2023

Global

Why Xi Wants Trump to Win

Michael Schuman

January/February 2024 Issue

black-and-white photo of Xi Jinping reaching to shake Donald Trump's hand as Trump gestures, with row of uniformed guards at attention in background

Global

Por qué Xi quiere que Trump gane

Michael Schuman

December 5, 2023

Fotografía en blanco y negro de Xi Jinping estrechándole la mano a Donald Trump, quien le hace un gesto, con una fila de guardias uniformados en posición de firmes al fondo.

Global

Trump abandonará la OTAN

Anne Applebaum

December 4, 2023

Ilustración de banderas en blanco y negro de países de la OTAN ondeando en mástiles, con una bandera roja de EE. UU. suelta frente a ellas.

Global

Don’t Expect U.S.-China Relations to Get Better

Michael Schuman

November 16, 2023

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, both wearing blue suits, walking side by side on a brick path through a garden

Global

China’s Two-Faced Approach to Gaza

Michael Schuman

November 4, 2023

On a red field dotted with gold stars, a black and white photo of Xi Jinping appears in the shape of the map of Israel

Global

India Isn’t Signing Up for China’s New World Order

Michael Schuman

October 17, 2023

Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi stand next to each other but face in opposite directions in front of flags.

Ideas

Telling the Truth About Taiwan

Eliot A. Cohen

October 3, 2023

Military helicopters carrying Taiwan flags conduct a flyby rehearsal ahead of National Day celebration, near Taipei 101 , amid escalating tensions between Taipei and Beijing, China, in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 5, 2021.

Global

China Is All About Sovereignty. So Why Not Ukraine’s?

Michael Schuman

September 25, 2023

Close-up of Xi Jinping against a red-and-blue field

Sections

The Print Edition

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

Why the Oil Market Is Not Shocked

‘Americans Will End Up Paying the Tariffs’

Has Trump Gone Soft on China?

The Challenge of Negotiating With Xi Jinping

America’s Political Chaos Is Enviable When You Live in an Autocracy

Trump Signals Weakness to Xi Jinping

When the Press Turns Its Back on Press Freedom

China’s Self-Imposed Isolation

China May Be the Ukraine War’s Big Winner

Between a Rock and a Hard Place in the South China Sea

China Is Losing the Chip War

Reaganomics Is on Its Last Legs

China Has Gotten the Trade War It Deserves

The Vatican’s Gamble With Beijing Is Costing China’s Catholics

The Absurdity of Believing China’s Great at Protecting Kids Online

Autocracies Are Winning the Information War

The New Propaganda War

For Xi Jinping, Religion Is Power

Welcome to the TikTok Meltdown

The Politics of Pessimism

How the Humble Donkey Became a Big Problem for China

There’s No Easy Answer to Chinese EVs

The Angst Behind China’s ‘Lying Flat’ Youth

America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars

China Won’t Leave Taiwan’s Election to the Taiwanese

Beijing Won’t Allow Taiwan’s Democracy to Survive

Xi Jinping Is Fighting a Culture War at Home

Why Xi Wants Trump to Win

Por qué Xi quiere que Trump gane

Trump abandonará la OTAN

Don’t Expect U.S.-China Relations to Get Better

China’s Two-Faced Approach to Gaza

India Isn’t Signing Up for China’s New World Order

Telling the Truth About Taiwan

China Is All About Sovereignty. So Why Not Ukraine’s?