I’m a Chinese pro-democracy activist. Here’s how to find courage to oppose Trump | Yaqiu Wang

In the eleven months since Donald Trump took office – during which he has unleashed unprecedented assaults on the checks and balances of American democracy – there has been a wave of... Read more »

Opinion | A Free World Needs a Strong America

Algorithms and autocrats have rattled global stability. To safeguard liberty, the U.S. must remake its military. Opinion The Editorial Board By The Editorial BoardThe editorial board is a group of opinion journalists... Read more »

Opinion | To Outbuild China, America Needs Friends

The country that can manufacture the most — steel, planes, missiles, computer chips — will win a long war. America was once the world’s industrial superpower. Now it accounts for just 17... Read more »

How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?

The mission demanded the utmost secrecy. A team of American climbers, handpicked by the C.I.A. for their mountaineering skills — and their willingness to keep their mouths shut — were fighting their... Read more »

Enthusiasts Fear Tightening Grip on Crosstalk Stage Comedy

Two recent WeChat posts express concern about mounting official interference in 相声 xiàngsheng, the traditional northern-Chinese form of fast-paced stage comedy known in English as crosstalk. These anxieties are acute, but not... Read more »

Translation: Residence-permit Stamps for ADHD Patients

Last month, Southern Weekly reported on a policy at some hospitals in Shanxi requiring that ADHD patients get a “Class 1 Psychiatric Drug Prescribed” stamp in their hukou household registration booklet before... Read more »

‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement | Climate crisis

Ten years on from the historic Paris climate summit, which ended with the world’s first and only global agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions, it is easy to dwell on its failures.... Read more »

China Hawks Face Setback With Trump’s Nvidia Deal, National Security Strategy

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: The Trump administration continues its overtures to China with Nvidia export deal, an online crackdown intensifies in Hong Kong after a deadly fire,... Read more »

Opinion | America Can’t Make What the Military Needs

In 2020 the Navy had a simple plan to build its next fleet of small warships, the Constellation class: take a European design and build it in America. In 2020 the Navy... Read more »

Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses | Hong Kong

Sexually explicit letters and “lonely housewife” posters about high-profile pro-democracy Hong Kong exiles have been sent to people in the UK and Australia, marking a ratcheting up in the transnational harassment faced... Read more »