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A biohazard sign is displayed in the biocontainment facility of the Spiez Laboratory, in Spiez, Switzerland, on June 8, 2022.
Governance

Biosecurity's Blind Spot 

by Sunny Jha

Coordinating responses across all levels of government could help prevent biological accidents and safeguard national security in the face of biothreats

Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects an honor guard during the official welcoming ceremony at the national palace, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 16, 2025.
Governance

Public Health as Diplomacy: China's Southeast Asia Strategy

by Faye Ng Yu Ci, Yanzhong Huang

China's contributions to Southeast Asia grow more significant as the United States scales back its global health commitments

Trade

China's Health Silk Road and Soft Power

by Bryan Burgess
Line chart titled "China's Health Aid, 2000–23" showing inflation-adjusted Chinese health commitments to low- and middle-income countries in 2023 U.S. dollars. Aid remained mostly below $400 million from 2000 to 2004, then spiked to approximately $1.3 billion in 2005 following a large loan for Cuban hospitals, before falling back to under $400 million through 2014. After China introduced the Health Silk Road in 2015, aid rose to roughly $700 million in 2016, then fluctuated between $400–500 million through 2020. Aid surged dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, peaking near $2.4 billion around 2021–2022, then dropped sharply to near zero in 2023. Source: AidData
Governance

China's Evolving Global Health Leadership 

by Gareth Jones, Zhida Shang, Ruby Wang
Women work in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, during a government-organized media tour, in Beijing, China, on September 24, 2020.
Governance

Indonesia's Move to Eliminate Malaria

by Nabilah Kusuma Wardhani
Indonesia's Move to Eliminate Malaria
Aging

China's Failing Bid to Reverse Population Decline

by Susan Kreimer
China's Failing Bid to Reverse Population Decline
Governance

China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health

by Chunhong Sheng, Jiyong Jin
China's Integrated Policies on Climate Change and Health
Trade

The Hidden Health Penalty of Seafood Tariffs

by Martin D. Smith
The Hidden Health Penalty of Seafood Tariffs
Trade

U.S. Retreat from Gavi Cedes Influence to China's Vaccine Suppliers

by Prashant Yadav, Chloe Searchinger
U.S. Retreat from Gavi Cedes Influence to China's Vaccine Suppliers
Governance

The United States Risks Losing Its Edge in Life Sciences Innovation

by Snehal A. Patel
The United States Risks Losing Its Edge in Life Sciences Innovation
Food

U.S. Egg Prices See Largest Jump Since 1980 as Bird Flu Outbreaks Continue

by Nsikan Akpan
U.S. Egg Prices See Largest Jump Since 1980 as Bird Flu Outbreaks Continue
Governance

U.S. WHO Exit Could Expand China's Influence

by Yanzhong Huang
U.S. WHO Exit Could Expand China's Influence