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Christina Lu

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Christina Lu is a staff writer at Foreign Policy, covering energy and the environment. Prior to joining FP, she worked at Foreign Affairs and the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research in Lusaka, Zambia. She is a graduate of Cornell University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in government and economics.

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Containers are seen at Pier VII at Trieste’s new port in Trieste, Italy.
Containers are seen at Pier VII at Trieste’s new port in Trieste, Italy.

Italy Turns Its Back on China’s Belt and Road

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Christina Lu
A lithium mine supervisor inspects an evaporation pond of lithium-rich brine in the Atacama Desert in Salar de Atacama, Chile.
A lithium mine supervisor inspects an evaporation pond of lithium-rich brine in the Atacama Desert in Salar de Atacama, Chile.

The Mineral-Rich Want to Get Richer

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Christina Lu
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum gestures at his party headquarters after the announcement of his election in Niamey, on Feb. 23, 2021.
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum gestures at his party headquarters after the announcement of his election in Niamey, on Feb. 23, 2021.

Fears of Coup Attempt Swirl in Niger

World Brief
Christina Lu
A ship is loaded with Ukrainian wheat at a port on the Black Sea.
A ship is loaded with Ukrainian wheat at a port on the Black Sea.

Russia Declares War on Wheat, Peas, and Barley

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Christina Lu, Amy Mackinnon
A crew member prepares a grain analysis on board the ship Nord Vind.
A crew member prepares a grain analysis on board the ship Nord Vind.

Russia Is Holding Ukraine’s Farms Hostage

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Christina Lu
People walk in front of building 10 on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
People walk in front of building 10 on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States

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Christina Lu, Anusha Rathi
Scientist Claire Dalgliesh, front, works in San Diego on June 8, 2021, shortly after returning from conducting research onboard the vessel Maersk Launcher in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, where soil, water, and wildlife samples were obtained as part of the research to see the effects mining will have on the deep-sea environment.
Scientist Claire Dalgliesh, front, works in San Diego on June 8, 2021, shortly after returning from conducting research onboard the vessel Maersk Launcher in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean, where soil, water, and wildlife samples were obtained as part of the research to see the effects mining will have on the deep-sea environment.

The Deep-Sea Gold Rush

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Christina Lu
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.

China Fires a Fresh Salvo in the Chip War

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Christina Lu, Rishi Iyengar
Two people wearing blue scrubs each hold a panda cub, roughly the size of a breadbox. The panda on the left has its eyes closed as it rests its chin on the person's arm. The panda on the right has its head tilted, and its pink tongue sticks out of its mouth.
Two people wearing blue scrubs each hold a panda cub, roughly the size of a breadbox. The panda on the left has its eyes closed as it rests its chin on the person's arm. The panda on the right has its head tilted, and its pink tongue sticks out of its mouth.

How China’s Panda Diplomacy Opened Hearts, Minds, and Borders

Insider
Christina Lu
Workers wearing hardhats and safety gear direct truck traffic at a mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Workers wearing hardhats and safety gear direct truck traffic at a mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The U.S. Strategic Minerals Situation Is Critical

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Christina Lu
Firefighters extinguish burning cars on a street in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre on June 29 as clashes erupted at the end of a commemoration march for a teenage driver shot dead by police two days prior.
Firefighters extinguish burning cars on a street in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre on June 29 as clashes erupted at the end of a commemoration march for a teenage driver shot dead by police two days prior.

Police Killing Sparks Outrage in France

World Brief
Christina Lu
Chimney stacks for a factory processing rare earths, elements essential for the production of mobile phones and computers, in Baotou, China.
Chimney stacks for a factory processing rare earths, elements essential for the production of mobile phones and computers, in Baotou, China.

America Dropped the Baton in the Rare-Earth Race

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Christina Lu
A group of officials sit at a wooden table in front of a large wall mural depicting a rural scene of a foggy green landscape with mountains and a lake. Chinese President Xi Jinping sits at the head of the table, facing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sits to his right.
A group of officials sit at a wooden table in front of a large wall mural depicting a rural scene of a foggy green landscape with mountains and a lake. Chinese President Xi Jinping sits at the head of the table, facing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sits to his right.

China Isn’t Buying Biden’s Balancing Act

Analysis
Robbie Gramer, Christina Lu
Children perform during a Chinese New Year celebration in a Mandarin immersion program at Marian Bergeson Elementary School in Laguna Niguel, California.
Children perform during a Chinese New Year celebration in a Mandarin immersion program at Marian Bergeson Elementary School in Laguna Niguel, California.

Have Mandarin Immersion Schools Lost Their Luster?

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Christina Lu
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Why Is It So Hard for the Fed to Curb Inflation?

Insider
Christina Lu
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