Earlier this month, Mongabay published an article uncovering a massive illegal shark finning scheme across the fleet of one of China’s largest tuna
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COVID-19 Origins: Investigating a ‘Complex and Grave Situation’ Inside a Wuhan Lab
The Wuhan lab at the center of suspicions about the pandemic’s onset was far more troubled than known, documents unearthed by a Senate team reveal.
Fearful of Deliberately Vague Rules, Online Fandoms in China Internalize Self-Censorship
When talking about censorship in China, most people immediately think of the government. Censorship is imagined as a finely tuned machine of
Olaf Scholz’s Trip to China: Is Germany Really a ‘Freeloader’?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s planned visit to China would make him the first European Union leader to make the trip since the start of the COVID-19
New Era of Gerontocracy in China and U.S.
The Biden-Harris Administration’s National Security Strategy has declared that the “Post-Cold War era” is “definitively over.” The U.N. is warning
How the CIA Will Know if China Is Preparing to Attack Taiwan
While Taiwan currently needs to wait years for its crucial asymmetric-warfare weapons, one former CIA analyst explains what signs the U.S.
How a Chinese American Gangster Transformed Money Laundering for Drug Cartels
Xizhi Li pioneered a new method that enriched Latin American drug lords and China’s elite. A DEA investigation found the Chinese government may have
The Globetrotting Con Man and Suspected Spy Who Met With President Trump
Tao Liu’s criminal odyssey took him from money laundering in Mexico to a massive scam in China to Trump’s exclusive New Jersey golf club.
Four Scenarios for a World in Disorder
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He told the audience —
Collective Leadership, Consensus Building Sacrificed for Personalization of Rule Around Xi
It has been suggested that the removal of Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping’s predecessor, from the closing ceremony of the 20th Communist Party Congress could
Cutting off Chinese Access to High-End Chips Directly Undermines Xi’s Ambition
When Nancy Pelosi travelled to Taiwan in August, it made front page news around the world and raised the specter of all-out war between the U.S. and
Xi Effectively Party Leader for Life, But the Economy May Be His Undoing
Xi Jinping’s clean sweep in elevating trusted allies to the commanding heights of the Chinese Communist Party is a political outcome that has