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Fully-loaded container ships berth at a dock at the Port of Qingdao in Qingdao city, east Chinas Shandong province. DepositPhotos.com.

How modern slavery—in China and elsewhere—undermines the fight against existential threats

By Erik English | Biosecurity, Climate Change

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump deals Chinese high-tech firms a heavy blow—for now

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

The Chinese city of Urumqi in Xinjiang. Credit: Alexander Flühmann via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ultrasounds and blood draws: An account of Chinese government oppression of the Uighurs

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading