


And we profile a book about a train robbery in China a century ago that reminds us that “hostage diplomacy is as alive and well today as it was in 1923.” Today we unpack the implications of Xi Jinping’s call on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, parse the details of the new U.S.-South Korea extended deterrence agreement and explore the perennial propaganda value of U.S. Send tips here | Tweet or Subscribe for free | View in your browser

Decoding transatlantic relations with Beijing.
