One of the more durable beliefs in the foreign-policy communities on both sides of the Atlantic is that Europe cannot handle its own security problems and must therefore rely on the United States for protection. Although European leaders and defense experts have spoken of wanting greater strategic autonomy and occasionally […]
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Why Cryptocurrency Is Crazy—Like a Fox
Why Cryptocurrency Is Crazy—Like a Fox If you were worried about your savings at a time of financial uncertainty—say, the looming threat of inflation—would you hand your money over to Elon Musk? True, the Tesla founder is a brilliant investor and worth a mint, but he is also volatility itself, […]
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China’s Overseas Tech Talent Is Torn Over Going Home
China’s Overseas Tech Talent Is Torn Over Going Home When Liu Chen (who asked to use a pseudonym), a leading engineer at Google’s TensorFlow artificial intelligence (AI) team, decided he was leaving the firm to move back to Beijing, his friends at home were confused. Chinese students flock to California’s […]
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China Set to Record Its First Population Decline in Decades
A weekly digest of the stories you should be following in China this week, plus exclusive analysis. Delivered Wednesday. China Set to Record Its First Population Decline in Decades Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Beijing’s 2020 census data is expected to show a population decline, […]
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The Downside of China’s Online Muscle-Flexing
A weekly digest of the stories you should be following in China this week, plus exclusive analysis. Delivered Wednesday. The Downside of China’s Online Muscle-Flexing Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: An offensive Weibo post triggers a backlash in India, what to believe about China’s population […]
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China’s Long March 5B rocket is going to fall on earth in the next few days
A heavy 21-ton part of a Chinese rocket is tumbling back to Earth uncontrollably, but it is unclear exactly where or when the debris will hit our planet. Last week. on April 29, China’s Long March 5B launched the Tianhe module of the Chinese Space Station(CSS), which is expected to […]