The American Global Order Could End
U.S. voters wanted change. The world may pay the price.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Xi May Lose His Gamble
North Korean troops are in Russia. Is that really what’s best for Beijing?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Carlos Barrio / Getty; Gavriil Grigorov / Getty. Taiwan Has a Trump Problem
The former president’s recent rhetoric shows how his reelection could undo the central promise sustaining today’s international order.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Daniel Ceng / Anadolu / Getty; Spencer Platt / Getty; Cheng Xin / Getty. Has Trump Gone Soft on China?
A “grand bargain” with Beijing has obvious appeal. The question is what it would cost.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters The Challenge of Negotiating With Xi Jinping
Despite Jake Sullivan’s visit to Beijing this week, American interests remain in severe tension with China’s vision.
Ng Han Guan / Reuters America’s Political Chaos Is Enviable When You Live in an Autocracy
Chinese social media is fascinated with Biden’s decision to step aside.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Jade Gao / Getty; Evan Vucci / AP Photo / Bloomberg via Getty. Trump Signals Weakness to Xi Jinping
He’s all but said he wouldn’t defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion. What else would he give up to Beijing?
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Chip Somodevilla / Getty; Janerik Henriksson / Getty; PhotoQuest / Getty. China’s Self-Imposed Isolation
Xi Jinping’s policies are cutting off his country from the world, to no one’s ultimate benefit.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Sources: DEA / W. Buss / Getty; AFP / Getty; Johannes Eisele / Getty; Guang Niu / Getty; Pool / Getty. China May Be the Ukraine War’s Big Winner
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has given Xi Jinping a way to stir trouble for the West and make Moscow dependent on Beijing.
Sputnik / Sergei Guneev / Pool / Reuters China Is Losing the Chip War
Xi Jinping picked a fight over semiconductor technology—one he can’t win.
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