China's next ideological front

Beijing is tightening the screws on poliical dissent, and Americans are growing more uneasy about the nature of Chinese influence abroad.

Inside the growing backlash against China

Chinese President Xi Jinping's increasingly aggressive and high-profile foreign policy is drawing fire from both Western and developing nations.

The Sino-Russian rivalry is back in the spotlight, thanks to a recent Chinese proposal for an anti-terror alliance in Central Asia.