On Sunday, Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, skipped the opportunity to note the dangers of nuclear war and the anniversary of the missile crisis of 60 years ago.
Author: JANE PERLEZ
Xi’s China and Biden’s U.S.: It Feels Like a Cold War
Even at their worst moments, the Americans and the Soviets kept talking. Today, U.S.-China contacts are scarce, while Beijing and Moscow move closer together.
The Face of China: A Globetrotting Diplomat Armed With U.S. Admonitions
While Xi Jinping hasn’t visited another country in the pandemic, his foreign minister, Wang Yi, has been to dozens, extolling Beijing’s vision for the world.
Five U.S. Lawmakers Arrive in Taiwan Amid Tensions With China
The delegation, led by Senator Ed Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, is visiting less than two weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit set off tensions with China.
Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Risks Undermining U.S. Efforts With Asian Allies
The Biden administration has built an economic and diplomatic strategy in Asia to counter China, assuring friendly countries that the U.S. is in the region for the long haul.
Why Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Is Raising U.S.-China Tensions
Beijing has vigorously protested Ms. Pelosi’s trip, warning of unspecified consequences for the United States.
Where China Is Changing Its Diplomatic Ways (at Least a Little)
As relations with the U.S. and Europe plummet, Beijing is beginning a new wave of diplomacy in Africa, where it dominates trade with resource-rich nations.
In Divide Over Ukraine, China Stakes a Position Further From U.S.
Recent statements have underscored the deep chasms in a relationship that is getting worse, as the Biden administration tries to come up with a cohesive China policy.
Is Pakistan the Real Winner of the Afghan War?
Pakistan, nominally a U.S. partner in the war, was the Afghan Taliban’s main patron, and sees the Taliban’s victory as its own. But now what does it do with its prize?