July 12, 2020 | View In Browser 

Illustration: Keith Negley

Chinese foreign policy has grown more assertive under Xi Jinping’s rule. Now, as it contains the spread of COVID-19 within its own borders, Beijing is focusing its attention abroad, from a coronavirus information campaign to a crackdown in Hong Kong that could foreshadow other regional moves. Will China, seizing an opportunity as the United States falters, claim a more expansive global role? Or will the regime crack under domestic and foreign pressure?

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