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  1. what we know
    Leaked Pentagon Documents: What We KnowThe chief of the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group mercenaries allegedly offered to provide Russian troop locations to Ukraine.
    By Chas Danner
  2. early and often
    The Biden Administration Just Declared the Death of NeoliberalismThe White House has called for a “new Washington consensus.” Can it become a reality?
    By Eric Levitz
  3. art review
    The Joyful Confessions of XiyadieA new show explores the hidden pleasures and regrets of a gay artist from China.
    By Jerry Saltz
  4. the money game
    Europe’s Top Central Banker Paints Bleak Picture of West in DeclineChristine Lagarde has endorsed a controversial take that the U.S. is no longer the world’s only superpower and the future is “multipolar.”
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  5. plagued
    Was It the Raccoon Dog All Along?What to make of the latest evidence suggesting COVID had a natural — not laboratory — origin.
    By Chas Danner
  6. tech
    Unpacking the Recent Flood of TikTok BansThe app’s murky connection to China has alarmed a lot of politicians — and now the White House.
    By Danielle Cohen
  7. foreign interests
    Saudi Arabia and Iran’s China-Brokered Détente Doesn’t Upend Mideast PoliticsThe deal may complicate foreign policy in the region, but it doesn’t mark a changing of the guard from the U.S. to China.
    By Jonah Shepp
  8. on with kara swisher
    Richard Haass on America’s Relationship Problems With ChinaKara Swisher talks with the Council on Foreign Relations president about Biden’s spy-balloon-size missed opportunity.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  9. spy balloons
    Biden Says Unidentified Objects U.S. Shot Down Were Not Spy BalloonsTurns out U.S. fighter planes were probably just taking out some airborne garbage.
    By Chas Danner
  10. military industrial complex
    Understanding the UFO WarWhy the United States Air Force is suddenly blasting away at unidentified objects.
    By Jeff Wise
  11. what we know
    Why Is U.S. Airspace Suddenly a UFO Shooting Gallery? UpdatesWe still don’t know much about the three unidentified objects the U.S. shot down over the weekend.
    By Chas Danner
  12. just asking questions
    Does China’s Spy Balloon Mean We’re in a New Cold War?Analyst Robert Daly on how tit-for-tat provocations could lead to catastrophe.
    By Benjamin Hart
  13. foreign interests
    Trump Is Too Tough on Balloons to Be AntiwarThe ex-president is simultaneously slamming Biden for insufficient toughness on China and casting himself as a peace candidate.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. what we know
    U.S. Recovery of Alleged Spy Balloon Continues: UpdatesChina claimed on Monday that a second similar balloon seen over Latin America last week was also just a wayward civilian craft.
    By Chas Danner
  15. just asking questions
    What Could a Chinese Spy Balloon Over the U.S. Do, Exactly?Arms-control expert Jeffrey Lewis examines whether the Chinese spy ship over the West is an accident or a geopolitical middle finger.
    By Matt Stieb
  16. lost in translation
    The Spy Who Wasn’tBaimadajie Angwang wanted a visa for his daughter. He got charged with being an “insider threat” instead.
    By Paula Aceves
  17. chinese democracy
    The Radical, Lonely, Suddenly Shocking Life of Wang JuntaoAfter half a century of resisting the Chinese Communist Party, a dissident confronts murder and espionage in Queens.
    By Christopher Beam
  18. foreign interests
    China’s Economic Model Is in Crisis (and Xi Knows It)COVID exacerbated the imbalances in China’s economy. But the Chinese Communist Party hasn’t found the political will to correct them.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. on with kara swisher
    Ian Bremmer on How Putin, Xi, and Elon Musk Are AlikeIn this episode of On With Kara Swisher, Kara talks to the Eurasia Group president about global risks and strongman weaknesses.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  20. political statements
    A ‘Political Coming-Out’ for Chinese Feminist ComicsTheir stage is a safe space for ideas that are taboo back home.
    By Rong Xiaoqing
  21. just asking questions
    What It’s Like in China As Everyone Gets COVIDDarin Friedrichs, a market analyst based out of Shanghai, on daily life amid a chaotic policy shift.
    By Benjamin Hart
  22. foreign interests
    A Stunning Wave of Protests Has Erupted in China Over Its Zero-COVID PoliciesDemonstrations against COVID restrictions — and the government — took place in numerous cities across mainland China over the weekend.
    By Chas Danner
  23. foreign interests
    Biden’s New Cold War Against China Could BackfireThe U.S. is now officially committed to thwarting China’s development goals. That comes with big risks.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. foreign affairs
    Protester Dragged Into U.K. Chinese Consulate and BeatenThe man, who was demonstrating against Xi Jinping, had to be extricated by a British police officer.
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. just asking questions
    What on Earth Is China’s COVID Strategy Now?Nancy Qian on why the country is sticking to its quixotic and damaging attempt to stamp out the virus.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. foreign interests
    The Dismantling of Hong KongSince 2019, my hometown has slowly transformed into a brutal, unrecognizable place. Then came Omicron.
    By Karen Cheung
  27. foreign interests
    Biden Says U.S. Will Defend Taiwan Against China — or Maybe NotThe president’s comment indicated an aggressive change in policy. The White House quickly walked it back.
    By Chas Danner
  28. covid-19
    Locked Down in ShanghaiTwo residents describe a city coming apart at the seams.
    By Dan Wang and Silvia Lindtner
  29. foreign interests
    Why China Probably Won’t Send Military Aid to RussiaBeijing has an interest in helping Putin — in ways that don’t expose it to the threat of western sanctions.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. the money game
    ‘Buy the Dip’ Goes BustFrom Wall Street to r/WallStreetBets, traders find their pandemic strategy doesn’t work anymore.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  31. politics
    Is Peter Thiel Trying to Buy a Fight With China?The tech billionaire turned GOP megadonor is betting big on candidates who happen to be China hawks.
    By Choire Sicha
  32. politics
    A Guide to Congress’s Jam-Packed FebruaryDemocrats’ to-do list includes salvaging Build Back Better, reforming election laws, and avoiding a shutdown — and they know time is running out.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. our climate
    The World Can’t Go Green and Nuclear FreeNuclear energy is the only existing non-carbon technology that can compensate for renewables’ liabilities.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. fight club
    Chuck Palahniuk Is Fine With Chinese Censorship of Fight Club, ActuallyThe Chinese ending is actually closer to the book.
    By Bethy Squires
  35. finance
    Chamath Palihapitiya Is ‘Not Even Sure That China Is a Dictatorship’When the VC downplayed Uighur oppression on a podcast, he didn’t mention his deep business ties to China.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  36. china
    Peng Shuai Not at All Suspiciously Recants AccusationsSurely this will assuage everyone’s concerns, right?
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. pivot
    Will China Really Face a Corporate Reckoning in 2022?Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher are skeptical that much will change in big business’s relationship to an increasingly authoritarian state.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  38. foreign policy
    U.S. Announces Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing OlympicsAmerican athletes will still be able to compete, but no U.S. delegation will attend in an effort to call out China’s human rights abuses.
    By Chas Danner
  39. peng shuai
    Women’s Tennis Suspends Tournaments in China Over Treatment of Peng ShuaiThe WTA president said he doubted that doubles star Peng Shuai was “safe and not subject to censorship” following her sexual-assault allegation.
    By Matt Stieb
  40. self-censorship
    Jamie Dimon Quickly Backtracks on Mild China JokeHe needs to stay on the country’s good side, and Xi Jinping isn’t known for his sense of humor.
    By Benjamin Hart
  41. sports
    Women’s Tennis Had to Stand Up to ChinaOther sports could get away without direct confrontation. Peng Shuai feels like a turning point.
    By Caira Conner
  42. china
    IOC Says Missing Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Told Them She’s SafeShe hadn’t been seen in public since accusing a former government official of sexual assault — prompting international concern about her welfare.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  43. china
    Missing Chinese Tennis Player ‘Sends’ Very Disconcerting EmailPeng Shuai accused a prominent politician of sexual assault. Now, nobody knows where she is.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. china
    Xi Jinping’s Cult of Personality Gets a Big BoostThe increasingly autocratic leader will probably be in charge for a long time.
    By Benjamin Hart
  45. sports
    Boston Celtics Games Blocked in China After Kanter Calls for a ‘Free Tibet’In a nearly three-minute video, Kanter called Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator” and called for Tibetan independence.
    By Nia Prater
  46. nuclear arms race
    China Tested a Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile: ReportThe weapon is harder to track and destroy than a ballistic missile.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  47. taiwan
    U.S. Troops Have Reportedly Been in Taiwan for Over a YearThe U.S military is reportedly training Taiwanese forces as China encroaches closer to the island’s airspace.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. the money game
    What Can the U.S. Learn from China’s Crackdown on Crypto?“It’s telling that the world’s most robust economy says, ‘Big tech is a danger and we need prevent what has happened in America from happening here.’”
    By Scott Galloway and James D. Walsh
  49. the money game
    Why Trouble at a Chinese Real-Estate Company Led to a U.S. Stock Market PlungeWall Street seems to be wrapping its head around just how fast things are changing in Xi’s China. Evergrande’s woes are emblematic of those changes.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  50. explainer
    What Is China Doing to the Uighurs in Xinjiang?Beijing claims it’s merely fighting extremism. But it’s been accused of committing atrocities against the Muslim minority group, including genocide.
    By Jonah Shepp
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