Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
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Euro-skepticism toward China increases

European views toward China are not uniform. Europeans recognize China's economic prowess and clearly favor continued ties, but majorities in much of Europe now have a negative view towards China.
Locking down. Again.

China's locking down to cope with its most widespread covid-19 outbreaks since 2020.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Summary of Assessments of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 (Virus that causes Covid-19), August 26, 2021
The following is the unclassified summary of findings by the U.S. intelligence community on the origins of covid-19. It was released by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence. Link to original pdf is at the bottom of the page.
Video: Lucy Hornby on Covid-19's Impact on the U.S.-China Rivalry

Lucy Hornby, long-time China correspondent at the Financial Times, looks at how the virus has impacted the U.S.-China rivalry.
Video: Nick Cull Examines How Covid-19 Has Affected World Leadership

USC Annenberg Professor Nick Cull looks at the impact of the Covid 19 crisis on the battle of images between the United States and China.
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