Brian Fung

Brian Fung is the technology writer at National Journal. He was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic and has written for Foreign Policy and The Washington Post.

Battlegrounds: The 9 States to Watch

Battlegrounds: The 9 States to Watch

Tracking the presidential race's closest contests in real time More »

4 Years Later, China Is Still in Love With President Obama

4 Years Later, China Is Still in Love With President Obama

Among netizens, at least ... More »

Everything We Think We Know About China's Newest Stealth Jet

Everything We Think We Know About China's Newest Stealth Jet

What can analysts glean from leaked photos of Beijing's latest fighter plane? More »

What al Qaeda Fans Have to Say About Hurricane Sandy

What al Qaeda Fans Have to Say About Hurricane Sandy

Turns out the terrorist group's sympathizers are as hungry for news as the rest of us. More »

How Does Sandy Stack Up Against the Worst Storms in World History?

How Does Sandy Stack Up Against the Worst Storms in World History?

Early estimates suggest the hurricane's economic fallout will be severe, but the storm could have been far worse in other ways. More »

Japan Invades China! ... Year-Round, at This Theme Park in Shanxi

Japan Invades China! ... Year-Round, at This Theme Park in Shanxi

It's not unlike Six Flags, only with guns (and real flags). More »

Orbital View: Hurricane Sandy, 275 Miles Offshore and Closing

Orbital View: Hurricane Sandy, 275 Miles Offshore and Closing

Via NASA's Suomi NPP satellite More »

Ai Wei Wei's Interview With the Chinese Digital Thought Police

Ai Wei Wei's Interview With the Chinese Digital Thought Police

What it is like being a member of the government's "50-Cent Gang"? More »

English in China: Use Only as Directed

English in China: Use Only as Directed

[Our gained-in-translation photo of the day] Image courtesy of Engrish.com. More »

A New Way to Measure Afghan Security: Beef and Tomatoes

A New Way to Measure Afghan Security: Beef and Tomatoes

Stability is about more than stemming violence. More »

China's Plan to Rescue the Global Solar Industry

China's Plan to Rescue the Global Solar Industry

The People's Republic is taking emergency action to bolster the crashing price of photovoltaic panels. More »

Obama's and Romney's Rhetorical Role Reversal on China

Obama's and Romney's Rhetorical Role Reversal on China

Despite what they said in the final debate, the president doesn't think the People's Republic is an "adversary," and the former governor doesn't obviously believe it can be a "partner." More »

Romney's Golden Guantanamo Opportunity

Romney's Golden Guantanamo Opportunity

How the president inadvertently gave Mitt Romney an opening More »

Digital Diplomacy: Why It's So Tough for Embassies to Get Social Media Right

Digital Diplomacy: Why It's So Tough for Embassies to Get Social Media Right

The 21st century is a terrible time to be a control freak. More »

Don't Panic: U.S.-Chinese Economic Cooperation Isn't About to Break Down

Don't Panic: U.S.-Chinese Economic Cooperation Isn't About to Break Down

Think the last month looked bad for bilateral trade? Some reasons to look on the bright side. More »

English in China: Quieting, Please

English in China: Quieting, Please

[Our gained-in-translation photo of the day] More »

Mo Yan: The First Chinese Citizen Ever to Win the Nobel Prize

Mo Yan: The First Chinese Citizen Ever to Win the Nobel Prize

The novelist has been recognized for his genre-bending style and social critique. More »

'Netizen': Why Is This Goofy-Sounding Word So Important in China?

'Netizen': Why Is This Goofy-Sounding Word So Important in China?

Originally tech jargon coined in 1984, now seen as insufferably dorky in the West, it remains irreplaceable in parts of the world where Web freedom is restricted. More »

Meet the Captain of China's New Aircraft Carrier

Meet the Captain of China's New Aircraft Carrier

"We don't have enough experience running this type of ship." More »

China's Economy and the Future of American Fear

China's Economy and the Future of American Fear

Why a slow-down in manufacturing, and the rise of other developing nations, could mean big changes in U.S. attitudes More »

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