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The School Rebuilding Education for an AI World. Plus…
Will Xi Jinping release Pastor Ezra Jin? The myth of the Thucydides Trap. ‘The New York Times’ vs. Israel. And more.
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Why Xi Invoked the Thucydides Trap
At his meeting with Trump, the Chinese leader mentioned an American academic's pet theory about superpower struggles. There’s a reason for that.
Aaron MacLean
The Stakes of the Trump-Xi Summit. Have We Passed ‘Peak Human’? Plus. . .
Olivia Reingold on Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji. Haviv Rettig Gur on how anti-Israel propaganda ends up in the New York Times. And more.
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China’s War on Faith and Trump’s Trip to Beijing, with Governor Sam Brownback
As President Trump sits down with President Xi Jinping, a struggle plays out over faith, liberty, and the moral direction of the modern world.
Aaron MacLean
46M
Niall Ferguson: Trump Wants Détente. Xi Wants Taiwan.
The Trump-Xi summit seems to lack a clear agenda. But Beijing knows exactly what it's about.
Niall Ferguson
Mr. Trump Goes to China. Plus. . .
Suzy Weiss on getting worked up over Sydney Sweeney. Joe Nocera on the First Amendment case that took down the government. And more.
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How Will Trump and Xi Tangle over Taiwan?
Peter Mattis, Michael Sobolik, Chris McGuire, and Dan Blumenthal on one of the touchiest subjects at this week’s summit.
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President Trump, Save Our Father
When Air Force One lands back in the United States, we pray our father, Jimmy Lai, is on that plane.
Sebastien Lai and Claire Lai
Trump Heads to China: Who Has the Upper Hand? With Dan Blumenthal
China expert Dan Blumenthal joins ‘School of War’ to discuss expectations ahead of President Trump’s Beijing summit, and what impact the war in Iran…
Aaron MacLean
35M
China vs. God: Ezra Jin and Beijing’s War on Christianity
Underground churches, middle-of-the-night arrests, and an alleged drugging: Frannie Block investigates a pastor’s fight for freedom and the plight of…
Frannie Block
America’s Coming Population Crash—and China’s, with Nicholas Eberstadt
Demographer Nicholas Eberstadt joins ‘School of War’ to discuss falling birth rates, aging societies, and what global population decline could mean for…
Aaron MacLean
52M
The Ayatollah’s Waiting Game
The Iranian regime can’t afford Trump’s blockade. It’s praying America blinks first.
Amit Segal
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