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Life On a Blacklist

A scholar on China reflects on the moment he was denied access to the country — and the compromises others must make to maintain it.

Sunset of the Economists

Two decades ago, China’s reformist economists walked the halls of power and dictated policy. Now, they have been side-lined in favor of a new priority:...

Mao to Now

Communist China, once all but impenetrable, opened up only to tighten politically again. Has Xi circled back to the Mao era? And what can we...
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Sep 16, 6:30 p.m., NYC

Book Talk: Dan Wang on Engineers vs. Lawyers

Register now to hear Dan Wang discuss his new book "Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future," in which he sets forth a new paradigm to understand the engineering state of China as opposed to the lawyerly society of the United States, in conversation with Julian Gewirtz, a former senior official in the Biden administration.