China Is Flatlining
The country’s “stability” hides a host of problems.
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Illustration by The Atlantic China’s Questionable Tech Strategy
Keeping out the world’s best tools promises to stymie innovation.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Craig P. Jewell / Getty; Jose A. Bernat Bacete / Getty; Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Getty China Is Abusing AI
Chatbots are deftly disseminating Beijing’s talking points.
Illustration by Alicia Tatone. Source: Getty. China’s Economy Is Taking Everyone Down
American and Chinese workers are paying a high price for all the cheap goods.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic. Source: Vincent Thian-Pool / Getty. A Checkers Player Meets a Three-Dimensional-Chess Master
Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping demonstrated the perils of shortsightedness when playing a long game.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty. All the Sad Young Chinese Professionals
China’s urbanites are learning the price of prosperity.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Gideon Mendel / Getty. The Autocrat’s Dilemma
Xi Jinping’s ruthless reign in China offers important lessons for aspiring authoritarians.
Reuters A Possible Upside to the Iran War
Perhaps inadvertently, Trump is revealing the limits of China’s Axis of Autocracy.
Nanna Heitmann / Magnum Trump’s Head-Scratching Turn Toward China
The president’s very personal approach to diplomacy poses real threats to American security.
Haiyun Jiang / The New York Times / Redux The Race for Global Domination in AI
The competition between China and the United States is about more than technology.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Javier Zayas Photography / Getty; piranka / Getty.
