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  1. global politics
    Only the Left Can Save Globalization NowTo restore shared prosperity and avert a new cold war, progressives must disavow protectionism and make globalism great again.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. china
    Where in the World Is Jack Ma?One of China’s richest men hasn’t been seen or heard from since he criticized Beijing in a speech two months ago.
    By Eve Peyser
  3. sex scandals
    The China Sex Spy Scandal Is a Reminder: Don’t Govern While HornyA Chinese spy got to know some prominent American politicians — including former presidential candidate Eric Swalwell.
    By Eve Peyser
  4. hong kong
    Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Resign En Masse Over Chinese TakeoverThe resignation of an entire pro-democracy bloc occurred hours after Beijing passed a law allowing the ouster of any legislator who expressed dissent.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. pivot
    China Is Now the Amazon of GeopoliticsKara Swisher and Scott Galloway discuss how the patient zero of the pandemic has emerged in a stronger economic position than ever.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  6. tech
    Trump Administration to Ban WeChat and TikTok From App StoresBut TikTok will still be available to use for at least a few weeks, and probably beyond.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. the top line
    We’re Heading Toward the Worst Possible Outcome on TikTokIt’s likely that the deal will enrich the Trump-allied firm Oracle without the upside of reduced Chinese influence that we were supposed to get.
    By Josh Barro
  8. republican national convention
    Republicans Promised a Convention, But Delivered Crazy TalkOn the first night of the RNC, speakers worshipped Trump but rarely mentioned their party, and many went over the brink with wild anti-Biden rhetoric.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. coronavirus
    Hong Kong’s Key to Keeping COVID Out Is in Its AirportWill the rapid, intensive screening at the Hong Kong airport continue to protect the densely populated city once traffic increases again?
    By Suzanne Sataline
  10. hong kong
    Hong Kong’s Media Crackdown Has Begun in EarnestA pro-democracy newspaper owner was arrested for colluding with a foreign power, a charge that could mean life in prison.
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. tiktok
    What’s Going on With Trump’s TikTok Ban and the Microsoft Deal?As TikTok users continue to hold their looped breath, Microsoft is again trying to acquire the app after dealing with some Trump-prompted confusion.
    By Chas Danner
  12. foreign interests
    Trump’s Reelection Woes, Not Policy, Are Root of Escalating China TensionsPresident Trump’s decision to shutter the Houston consulate is supposedly about Chinese espionage, but it makes more sense as a reelection tactic.
    By Jonah Shepp
  13. coronavirus
    United States, World Leader in COVID-19 Deaths, to Leave WHOThe Trump administration has officially notified the U.N. that the United States will leave the World Health Organization in 2021.
    By Chas Danner
  14. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: China Is a Genocidal MenaceIt’s time we treat the country as the rogue dictatorship that it is.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  15. vision 2020
    China Is Going to Be a Big Issue in the 2020 Campaign. But What Does That Mean?The pandemic and Trump’s bellicose rhetoric will keep Beijing front and center in American politics. Democrats see risks and rewards in that.
    By Ben Jacobs
  16. international affairs
    Trump Has Already Put Himself in No Position to Help Hong KongEven if he wants to, the president has neither the leverage, the diplomatic skill, nor the credibility to stand up to China over its new power grab.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  17. international affairs
    Hong Kong’s Independence May Not Survive the PandemicA new law would give China unprecedented power to crack down on the city’s democratic movement, and there’s not much the U.S. can do to stop it.
    By Jonah Shepp
  18. vision 2020
    Team Trump Goes Negative on Biden Early and HeavilyTrump needs to make this a “contrast” election rather than a referendum on his presidency, fast.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Trump Thinks He Can Make China Pay for the Virus Like Mexico Paid for the WallTrump officials are pressuring U.S. intelligence to support their theory that COVID-19 came from a lab.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. just asking questions
    Why Humanity Will Probably Botch the Next Pandemic, TooA conversation with Mike Davis, author of 2005’s The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu, about nationalism, capitalism, and COVID-19.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. coronavirus
    In the Midst of a Pandemic, Trump Again Cuts Funding That May Prevent PandemicsThe White House has rescinded $3.7 million for a study on bat-to-human coronavirus transmission — despite evidence that is how COVID-19 first spread.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. the national interest
    Private Republican Coronavirus Memo: ‘Don’t Defend Trump’A smoking-gun document shows Republicans are blaming China because they realize Trump’s response is literally indefensible.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. just asking questions
    Why the U.S. Coronavirus Crisis Is More Trump’s Fault Than the WHO or ChinaA leading critic of Trump’s coronavirus response explains why offshoring blame for the U.S. outbreak just underlines the president’s failure.
    By James D. Walsh
  24. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: The Coronavirus Doesn’t Have a Social MessageThere is a pathogen trying to replicate itself in our bodies. Everything else is projection.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  25. coronavirus
    Is Coronavirus Ushering in a Chinese Future?The world has experienced the pandemic on terms largely defined by one country. That might not be a temporary phenomenon.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  26. the national interest
    Trump Campaign’s Genius Plan to Blame China for the Coronavirus Has One FlawTrump actually loves the Chinese government way more than Joe Biden does.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: It’s Time for Conscious Uncoupling With ChinaThe pandemic has offered a dose of reality to a world suffering from many delusions — including ones about a communist dictatorship.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  28. coronavirus
    Best-Case Scenario for Coronavirus Is That It’s More Infectious Than We ThinkWe are stunningly ignorant about the virus that’s shutting down the world. Some of that uncertainty includes reasons for hope.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  29. covid-19
    Life After COVID-19: The View From BeijingThe Chinese lockdown has been “astounding, unprecedented, and medieval.” What does normalcy even look like afterward?
    By Dan Wang
  30. coronavirus
    U.S. Intelligence: China Covered Up Extent of Coronavirus OutbreakChina’s reporting on COVID-19 cases is intentionally incomplete, the intelligence community reportedly told the White House in a classified report.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. coronavirus
    Asian Areas Lauded for Coronavirus Response See a New Wave of CasesHong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan have a new lesson for the U.S. — don’t let up too soon.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. international affairs
    The U.S. and China Should Be United on COVID-19. Instead, They’re Fighting.Leaders in both countries see the outbreak as an opportunity to stir up the kind of xenophobia that has served them well.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  33. coronavirus
    Distributors Are Racing to Import N95 Masks From China“Manufacturing is back up to 80 to 85 percent in China, but it’s not coming to the U.S. as fast as we all hope.”
    By James D. Walsh
  34. gallery
    14 Photos of What Public Life Looks Like During a Coronavirus OutbreakThe emptiness is eerie.
    By The Editors
  35. coronavirus
    Bicycling in Sichuan Under the Shadow of CoronavirusI tried to escape the stultifying paranoia of the surveillance state by bicycling in the countryside. Instead, it followed me there.
    By Lauren Teixeira
  36. coronavirus
    How Coronavirus Could Tank the Economy — and Trump’s Odds of ReelectionIf the outbreak escapes containment in North America, U.S. economic growth could fall to roughly zero, according to a new OECD report.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. coronavirus
    Experts Simulated a Coronavirus Pandemic Last Year and It Killed 65 MillionThe mock virus, modeled by public-health experts, revealed major challenges to responding to a coronavirus pandemic.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. coronavirus
    Wuhan Nurses Pen Letter in Medical Journal Asking for Help to Fight Coronavirus“The conditions and environment here in Wuhan are more difficult and extreme than we could ever have imagined.”
    By Matt Stieb
  39. south carolina debate
    What Candidates Said About the Coronavirus at the Democratic DebateSanders mocked Trump, Biden said he’d pressure China, Klobuchar promoted the CDC website, and Bloomberg called out the president’s budget cuts.
    By Chas Danner
  40. covid-19
    Coronavirus Cases Continue to Surge in Italy, Iran, and South KoreaThe entire European Union is on edge over the escalating crisis in Italy, but Iran’s outbreak may prove to be the most dangerous.
    By Chas Danner
  41. coronavirus
    The Coronavirus Is Already Affecting the 2020 Tokyo OlympicsThe Games are five months away and coronavirus is causing headaches for athletes and organizers.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  42. coronavirus
    Everything We Know About the Coronavirus EpidemicThe death toll has passed 2,000, and there are about 75,000 reported cases worldwide.
    By Hannah Gold and Claire Lampen
  43. coronavirus
    Global Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 2,000Most deaths have taken place in Hubei province, where the virus is thought to have originated.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. coronavirus
    Coronavirus Kills Wuhan Hospital Director As New Infections FallThe 51-year-old is among a handful of health-care workers to die in the outbreak. Thousands more have been infected.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. coronavirus
    Chinese Government to Round Up More Citizens Who Have CoronavirusAs the death toll rises, the imposition of quarantines is ramping up too.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. gallery
    Photos: Life Under the Coronavirus Lockdown in WuhanThe city has become a ghost town, with millions of quarantined people largely avoiding public spaces.
    By Megan Paetzhold and Chas Danner
  47. coronavirus
    Head of WHO: We May Only Be Seeing the ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ of CoronavirusTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg” of coronavirus, which has killed 908 in China.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. public health
    How Worried Should We Be About Coronavirus?Talking to a virologist about the flu, face masks and the danger in circulating research based on a handful of cases.
    By James D. Walsh
  49. the top line
    Here’s Why Wuhan Coronavirus Has U.S. Airlines Leaving ChinaFor a variety of political and practical reasons, all three of the major global U.S. airlines are suspending their flights to mainland China.
    By Josh Barro
  50. china
    Watch Drones Scold Civilians for Not Wearing Masks in China“The coronavirus is very serious — Run!”
    By Chas Danner
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