In China, the world is witnessing the possible return of a far more technocratic elite that favors scaling back direct confrontation with the West.

Events are moving fast. Seven days ago, as I write, Israel had not yet launched its first attacks on targets in Iran. Seven days from now, things may well have ...

Xi Zhongxun, the father of Xi Jinping, was a high-ranking Communist official under Mao. He fell from grace but later returned ...

China’s Xi Jinping appears to have played his hand well in the face of hostility and threats from Donald Trump. But at home, ...

Xi Jinping's home life and formative influences are revealed in this excerpt from Joseph Torigian's biography on Xi Zhongxun, ...

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Mike Gallagher, Head of Defense at Palantir Technologies Inc., warned that Chinese President Xi Jinping is actively decoupling from the United States and that America risks losing negotiating ...

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A new biography, "Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson," tells the story of the Black transgender pioneer’s fight on the frontlines of history as a leader in the early LGBTQ rights ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has broken his silence on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, expressing deep concern a day after Beijing urged its nationals to leave Iran amid waves of ...

Jonathan Gould has written a group biography of Talking Heads named after one of the band’s biggest hits. Called “Burning Down the House,” the book explores the formation, evolution and ...