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Chinese journalist Ho Pin says Xi Jinping has consolidated power to such a degree that no matter who is promoted, they will all have to obey Xi's rule

For decades, Chinese journalist Ho Pin has made accurate predictions about who would ascend into the ranks of China's leadership

For decades, Ho Pin made accurate predictions about China’s next leadership line-up — no small feat, given the black-box nature of Beijing politics. But now, days before the opening on Sunday of China’s most important political meeting in a decade, the New York-based journalist said there’s little point, given the power amassed by leader Xi…

For decades, Ho Pin made accurate predictions about China’s next leadership lineup — no small feat, given the black-box nature of Beijing politics.

The pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and growing U.S–China tensions have exposed digital supply chain vulnerabilities we can’t afford to ignore.

A draft agreement with the Biden administration to keep the Chinese-owned video app operating in the United States is under review. That could mean more wrangling.

This report is a practical guide for using the Index of Economic Freedom—the invaluable annual measure of economic (and hence political) freedom around the world.

Feel guilty about buying that wide-screen TV assembled in Asia? Sure, it’s huge and clear and cheap. But didn’t that Asian TV plant take away American jobs?

Japan's dismal economic performance is constraining American efforts to induce Tokyo to adopt a larger security role.

Congress’ approval ratings are at an all-time low. Even for an institution with typically low approval ratings, this Congress has demonstrated an uncanny ability to defer and deflect responsibility, inviting criticism from the electorate. And when it has acted, its policies have been grossly misguided.