Inner City Beijing Is Being Quickly Drained of Character Inner city is losing its distinctive character as creative classes are pushed to the fringes. By Michael Pettis and Josh Feola
What to Expect: Chinese President Xi Jinping Set to Visit Mar-a-Lago Xi and Trump will discuss trade, a dicey issue of utmost importance for America’s new president. By Jonathan Russo
Can President Trump Stand Up to the Bullies of Beijing? The next president will have to cope with a China increasingly truculent, aggressive, and apparently confident that its rise is taking place as the United States declines. By Richard Bernstein
OpenAI Secures $10B in One Week—But It’s Also Burning Cash at Record Speed By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Japan’s Richest Man, Uniqlo CEO Tadashi Yanai, Gives a Record Gift to UCLA By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Tenor Benjamin Bernheim Scores Another Triumph in the Met’s ‘Tales of Hoffmann’ Revival By Christopher Corwin