996 comes to America, Hasan Piker’s ‘Chinese thoughts’: 7 US-China relations reads
From a new trilateral nuclear pact to the “worst” Xi-Trump talks prep, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in February 2026
1. Born in China, raised in the US: adoptees explore their identity at Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year is a time for Chinese people to come together to celebrate family. But for those who were born in China and adopted by US couples, the holiday period can bring up complicated feelings about their heritage and birth families, as well as questions about what it means to be Chinese and what it means to be American.
2. Xi-Trump talk plans rattled by chaotic US team: ‘the worst I’ve ever seen’
With little time to go before a likely summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, preparations are inadequate, bilateral contacts anaemic and outcomes diminished, analysts and former government officials familiar with planning told the Post.
3. Hasan Piker talks about his controversial China trip – and ‘thinking Chinese thoughts’
One of the most influential political commentators among young Americans, Hasan Piker knew his first trip to China would provoke backlash. What he did not expect was how quickly the debate would collapse into a binary: propaganda or patriotism. In an exclusive interview with the Post, Piker claimed Americans are “taught to hate China”.