"To Americans pinched by rising prices," China's deflation may seem enviable, Michael Schuman writes. But "the risk is that China tumbles into a long-term deflationary spiral that saps growth":

Rising Prices Are Bad, but Plummeting Prices Are Worse

Americans may envy China’s deflation. They shouldn’t.

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China's EV industry is a financial mess. But it could overrun the global car market anyway. My latest in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

China’s EV Market Is Imploding

Beijing’s grand ambitions threaten to take down the global car industry.

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“Bloated by excessive investment, distorted by government intervention, and plagued by heavy losses, China’s EV industry appears destined for a crash,” Michael Schuman writes.

China’s EV Market Is Imploding

Beijing’s grand ambitions threaten to take down the global car industry.

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Trump's latest deal with China does little more than extricate himself from crises of his own making. Worse, he could sacrifice American security in pursuit of more deals. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The Real Worry About Trump’s Deals With China

Today he’s resolved little more than a crisis of his own making. What might he trade away later for such negligible gains?

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Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping resulted in most of what he wanted—but the agreement does little more than extricate Trump from a crisis of his own making. Michael Schuman on the pattern in Trump’s dealings with China raising long-term concerns:

The Real Worry About Trump’s Deals With China

Today he’s resolved little more than a crisis of his own making. What might he trade away later for such negligible gains?

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Donald Trump returned to the White House intending to get tough on China. Instead, China has gotten tough on Trump. My latest in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

China Gets Tough on Trump

Beijing explores the leverage it now has to work its geopolitical will.

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"Donald Trump has always talked tough about China," Michael Schuman writes. But he didn't plan for Xi Jinping getting tough with him:

China Gets Tough on Trump

Beijing explores the leverage it now has to work its geopolitical will.

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Xi and Putin think they are changing the global order. But their policies are holding together U.S. alliances strained by Trump. My latest in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Putin and Xi Are Holding the West Together

Donald Trump has given America's adversaries an opportunity they haven’t seized, Michael Schuman argues: "Xi and Putin are, in effect, holding the U.S. alliance system together."

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Donald Trump has given America's adversaries an opportunity they haven’t seized, @michaelschuman.bsky.social argues: "Xi and Putin are, in effect, holding the U.S. alliance system together."

Putin and Xi Are Holding the West Together

Donald Trump has given America's adversaries an opportunity they haven’t seized, Michael Schuman argues: "Xi and Putin are, in effect, holding the U.S. alliance system together."

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Can China continue to rise on the global stage while its government becomes more repressive at home? My latest in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Life Has Gotten Surreal in China

The state is ever more insistent on a reality at odds with people’s experience. That’s not a good sign for progress.

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Labubus seem to be a sign of China’s global success. But at home, the government is working to dampen enthusiasm. It’s just one example of crackdowns that suggest the CCP’s desire to micromanage people's lifestyles and consumption, Michael Schuman reports.

Life Has Gotten Surreal in China

The state is ever more insistent on a reality at odds with people’s experience. That’s not a good sign for progress.

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Trump may trade American national security for a deal with China. My latest in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump Wants a China Deal That Benefits Him, Not the U.S.

After giving ground on AI chips, what other concessions will the president make?

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Trump sees allowing exports of AI chips to China as a potential business deal, not a national-security problem. This, Michael Schuman argues, leaves the door open for further concessions to Beijing.

Trump Wants a China Deal That Benefits Him, Not the U.S.

After giving ground on AI chips, which other concessions will the president make?

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China's leaders choose to use the U.S.'s fentanyl crisis as leverage over Washington rather than save Americann lives. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Why China Won’t Stop the Fentanyl Trade

The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up.

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The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up, Michael Schuman argues.

Why China Won’t Stop the Fentanyl Trade

The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up.

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"China isn’t ready to be the world’s next superpower: That’s one thing the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran in June made abundantly clear," Michael Schuman writes:

Why China Isn’t a Bigger Player in the Middle East

Iran and Israel came to blows, and Beijing mostly ducked.

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Beijing's irrelevance during the Israel/Iran conflict shows that China is not ready to be the world's premier power. My latest in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Why China Isn’t a Bigger Player in the Middle East

Iran and Israel came to blows, and Beijing mostly ducked.

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“Just how mad is Beijing about President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke student visas for Chinese nationals? Not as mad as it says, and not as mad as one might expect,” @michaelschuman.bsky.social writes:

No More Student Visas? No Problem.

Beijing has reasons to want its top students to stay home.

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Trump thinks he can split up China and Russia. His plan may make them stronger. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

What Is a ‘Reverse Nixon,’ and Can Trump Pull It Off?

Dividing America’s adversaries isn’t as easy as all that.

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Trump may be trying for a "reverse Nixon"—courting Russia in order to peel it off from China. But these two American adversaries "are closer than they have been in decades, and Putin has not evinced much inclination to change that," @michaelschuman.bsky.social writes:

Trump Is Attempting a ‘Reverse Nixon’

Dividing America’s adversaries isn’t as easy as all that.

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The U.S. and China are finally going to negotiate, writes @michaelschuman.bsky.social. But “Trump’s negotiating position will be the weaker one”:

Trump’s Weak Position on Trade

An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.

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Trump enters trade ttalks with China at a disadvantage due to his own confused and contradictory tariff policy. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Trump’s Weak Position on Trade

An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.

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The U.S. and China are finally going to negotiate, writes @michaelschuman.bsky.social. But “Trump’s negotiating position will be the weaker one”:

Trump’s Weak Position on Trade

An incoherent American policy has allowed China to benefit from its focus and resolve.

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Sounds like Trump is the one who really needs a trade deal with China. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Trump Says China Needs to Make Deal With U.S. on Trade

President Trump released a new statement on China saying that the country needs to come to the U.S. to make a trade deal to lower the tariffs the U.S. has levied against China, because the country nee...

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Donald Trump bragged that world leaders are kissing his add to avoid tariffs he imposed on their countries. Xi Jinping won't be one of them. My latest in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Why China Won’t Give In to Trump

Xi Jinping, like his American counterpart, needs to be the top dog.

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As tariffs between the U.S. and China escalate, a deal seems out of reach, writes Michael Schuman. Xi will negotiate only if he “can appear at least the equal of Trump, if not the man in control. Trump’s approach so far doesn’t invite this outcome”:

Why China Won’t Give In to Trump

Xi Jinping, like his American counterpart, needs to be the top dog.

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Trump's tariffs are not going to make other countries respect the United States. But they can make them move on without it. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com

Trade Will Move On Without the United States

The tariffs will destroy another pillar of American power and leave a vacuum for others to fill.

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Donald Trump's tariff regime “will further isolate the country at a moment when others stand ready to fill the vacuum," writes Michael Schuman.

Trade Will Move on Without the United States

The tariffs will destroy another pillar of American power and leave a vacuum for others to fill.

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🇨🇳 What are China’s interests in the Middle East? 🆕 In the latest episode of China Global, @michaelschuman.bsky.social joins GMF host @bglaser.bsky.social to discuss Beijing's intensified engagement in the Middle East. 🎙️ Listen Now: bit.ly/43hNjrL

American global leadership is ending - only because Donald Trump wants to end it. My latest in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Trump Hands the World to China

Xi Jinping could only have dreamed of such rapid destruction of American power.

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