Persian Gulf states have made great strides to diversify their economies away from oil. One downside: more targets for Iran to attack. wsj.com/world/middle-e… via @WSJ
When Venezuela booted out American oil companies nearly two decades ago, China stepped in. Now, Beijing’s foothold is in doubt as the U.S. asserts new power over Venezuela’s oil patch. wsj.com/world/americas… via @WSJ
The U.S. removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro shifts the playing field in the Western Hemisphere for Chinese leader Xi Jinping wsj.com/world/china/ma… via @WSJ
President Trump this week answered growing concerns in Asia that he could give China a pass on its increasing regional militarism with one of the largest-ever U.S. arms sales to Taiwan wsj.com/world/china/tr… via @WSJ
A Chinese citizen who fled the country after gathering evidence of alleged human-rights violations against the nation’s Uyghur population is at risk of being returned there after being detained by ICE, his supporters said wsj.com/world/china/ic… via @WSJ
Federal prosecutors will try to prove Linda Sun, a former aide to New York governors, acted as an undeclared agent of China, earning millions using her influence wsj.com/world/china/th… via @WSJ
Jerome Cohen optimistically told me last year, “Nothing stands still for long.” An American giant on China legal, trade and human-rights policies passes away. wsj.com/world/china/je… via @WSJ