Contributing Writer, The Atlantic. Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council. Auther "Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World."https://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3m5ftiig6222iChina's EV industry is a financial mess. But it could overrun the global car market anyway. My latest in @theatlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2025/11/china-electric-cars-market/684887/12 Nov 2025 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ftiig6222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3m4i7cx7szc2fTrump's latest deal with China does little more than extricate himself from crises of his own making. Worse, he could sacrifice American security in pursuit of more deals. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/10/xi-trump-trade-deal/684762/31 Oct 2025 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4i7cx7szc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3m3wh6stikc27Donald Trump returned to the White House intending to get tough on China. Instead, China has gotten tough on Trump. My latest in @theatlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/10/xi-trump-trade-war-escalation-china-power/684658/24 Oct 2025 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wh6stikc27https://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lxvuxbfg4c2dXi and Putin think they are changing the global order. But their policies are holding together U.S. alliances strained by Trump. My latest in @theatlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/09/china-russia-putin-xi-beijing/684075/03 Sep 2025 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxvuxbfg4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lxef7znyok27Can China continue to rise on the global stage while its government becomes more repressive at home? My latest in @theatlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/08/china-utopia-censorship-propaganda/683998/27 Aug 2025 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxef7znyok27https://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lwg4xq7lz222Trump may trade American national security for a deal with China. My latest in @theatlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/china-us-trade-deal-ai-chips/683855/15 Aug 2025 05:33 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwg4xq7lz222https://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lurkdokx2k27China's leaders choose to use the U.S.'s fentanyl crisis as leverage over Washington rather than save Americann lives. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/07/china-fentanyl-trump-tariffs/683642/25 Jul 2025 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurkdokx2k27https://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3ltejuvt2tc23Beijing's irrelevance during the Israel/Iran conflict shows that China is not ready to be the world's premier power. My latest in @theatlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/07/china-ineffectual-middle-east/683422/07 Jul 2025 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltejuvt2tc23https://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lqgnqmlazs22Trump thinks he can split up China and Russia. His plan may make them stronger. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/05/reverse-nixon-trump-russia-china/682966/31 May 2025 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqgnqmlazs22https://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lopgyq3t522jTrump enters trade ttalks with China at a disadvantage due to his own confused and contradictory tariff policy. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/05/trump-china-tariff-trade-deal/682738/09 May 2025 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopgyq3t522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lmvuf4emvs2uSounds like Trump is the one who really needs a trade deal with China. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-trump-tariffs-trade-war-04-15-25/card/trump-says-china-needs-to-make-deal-with-u-s-on-trade-6wfEXxmpwEB1X1ElWTHC16 Apr 2025 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmvuf4emvs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lmlqubt7dc2jDonald Trump bragged that world leaders are kissing his add to avoid tariffs he imposed on their countries. Xi Jinping won't be one of them. My latest in @theatlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/04/china-us-tariff-negotiations/682405/12 Apr 2025 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmlqubt7dc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lmbnypues22wTrump's tariffs are not going to make other countries respect the United States. But they can make them move on without it. My latest in @TheAtlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/04/trump-tariffs-hegemony-decline/682323/08 Apr 2025 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbnypues22whttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelschuman.bsky.social/post/3lilg5f5yls2xAmerican global leadership is ending - only because Donald Trump wants to end it. My latest in @theatlantic.com https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/02/foreign-policy-mistake-china/681732/20 Feb 2025 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:2umcik5p4lgpttc2th3632ua/app.bsky.feed.post/3lilg5f5yls2x