Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic; Nonresident Senior Fellow @AtlanticCouncil @ACGlobalChina; Author "Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World"
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FT's @JKynge writes my book #SuperpowerInterrupted is "excellent" and "allow(s) the reader — and the next US administration — to prepare for what China may do next." Thanks! ft.com/content/a75e8a74-55c6…
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“The more money Chinese companies lose, the more the government must spend to sustain its economic model,” @MichaelSchuman writes. theatlantic.com/internationa…
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“Trump may laud Xi as a respected friend, as he did when the two men met in Beijing in May. Yet Xi is no friend of Trump’s. Throughout his 14 years in power, #China’s president has acted deliberately and consistently to undermine the United States. His two-day trip to Washington now seems perfectly timed to exploit the weakness of his host and main strategic rival,” @MichaelSchuman writes in @TheAtlantic. theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Xi Jinping has long tested the pillars of American power, but anyone hoping for a smarter, tougher line on Beijing from the U.S. “may have to wait for a new president,” @MichaelSchuman writes. theatlantic.com/internationa…
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“For all the concern about China’s advances in AI, the reality is that the country is racked by the same anxieties about the onrush of AI as the rest of the world,” @MichaelSchuman argues. theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Instead of visiting the scene of devastation, Xi Jinping stayed safely in Beijing after floodwaters left more than 1,100 dead in the Himalayas—and his absence signals a bigger problem for China, @MichaelSchuman argues. theatlantic.com/internationa…
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“To expand the country’s global power and protect its economy from foreign threats, China’s leaders have worked to disconnect its tech sector from the rest of the world“—but this defensive insularity may hold the country back, @MichaelSchuman writes. theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Chinese actors are already exploiting AI tools to covertly expand Beijing’s power around the world, @MichaelSchuman argues. theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Xi Jinping’s running of China as a government-subsidized, export-driven manufacturing juggernaut “is not just bad for whole industries around the world; it’s also distorting China’s economy and alienating trading partners,” @MichaelSchuman argues: theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Trump’s visit to China was meant to establish stability after a decade of trade wars and acrimonious one-upmanship—but instead, it highlighted how the balance of power is tipping away from Washington, @MichaelSchuman argues. theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Smart analysis of Trump's visit to China from @MichaelSchuman:
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"In a country of 1.4 billion people, many of them crammed into densely packed cities, loneliness may seem like an unlikely concern," @MichaelSchuman writes—and yet, China’s young urbanites are learning the social cost of prosperity in a big city: theatlantic.com/internationa…
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In @TheAtlantic: "Of the 44 [PLA] officers selected to join the Communist Party’s top-leadership council, 40 have been purged or gone missing since mid-2023, [said] Neil Thomas, a fellow at @AsiaPolicy"
Latest count of the carnage in this interesting piece by @MichaelSchuman
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Donald Trump has sought to emulate Beijing’s authoritarianism—but the more power Chinese President Xi Jinping pursues, “the more political, economic, and military chaos he seems to foment,” @MichaelSchuman argues. theatlantic.com/internationa…
Trump may believe that he gains more politically by cozying up toXi Jinping than by challenging him. But he puts the United States at risk. My latest in @TheAtlantic
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President Trump has gone soft on China in his second term—and his very personal approach to diplomacy poses real threats to American security, @MichaelSchuman argues: theatlantic.com/internationa…
The competition between the U.S. and China in AI could determine which country's political and economic system is better at generating technological progress in the 21st century. My latest in @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/internationa…
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“This race will indeed reinforce which political and economic model best enables technological innovation: China’s aggressive meddling or America’s intensive enabling,” @MichaelSchuman writes: theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Rising prices in the U.S. are a major political headache for Donald Trump. China's leaders have a problem with prices, too - because they are falling. My latest in @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/internationa…
Rising prices in the U.S. are a major political headache for Donald Trump. China's leaders have a problem with prices, too - because they are falling. My latest in @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/internationa…
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"To Americans pinched by rising prices," China's deflation may seem enviable, @MichaelSchuman writes. But "the risk is that China tumbles into a long-term deflationary spiral that saps growth": theatlantic.com/internationa…