The family of Elaine Chao, the transportation secretary, has forged high-level political connections not only in the United States but also in China, where their shipping business has prospered.
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A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet
Elaine Chao has boosted the profile of her family’s shipping company, which benefits from industrial policies in China that are roiling the Trump administration.
In China, Public Talk of Sex Is Rare. Could a ‘Pleasure Community’ Change That?
Strangers gathered in Beijing to discuss a subject rarely addressed publicly in China: how to satisfy a woman. These workshops come at a fraught time for Chinese feminists.
New Documents Show Power Games Behind China’s Tiananmen Crackdown
A book released in Hong Kong reveals how after the 1989 massacre, China’s top officials united to denounce an ousted leader and embrace a darkly wary worldview.
Photos of the Tiananmen Square Protests Through the Lens of a Student Witness
After three decades, Jian Liu decided to reveal images he took of the hopeful 1989 student movement and its bloody aftermath.
30 Years After Tiananmen, a Chinese Military Insider Warns: Never Forget
A former People’s Liberation Army journalist defied a political taboo to describe the bloody crackdown in Beijing and urge a national reckoning.
How China Uses High-Tech Surveillance to Subdue Minorities
China has turned the Xinjiang region in its far west into an incubator for automated authoritarianism that could spread across the country and beyond.
Australia’s China Challenge
With Beijing pushing as far as it can wherever it can in the era of President Xi Jinping, Australia has become a global case study in Chinese government influence.
To Many Chinese, America Was Like ‘Heaven.’ Now They’re Not So Sure.
As the trade war rages, ambivalence in China about the United States has posed an unusual challenge for the Communist Party.
As Trade War Rages, China’s Sway Over the U.S. Fades
Beijing once could count on allies in business and politics to help get its way. Now many of its old allies are staying on the sidelines.