Lili Pike

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Lili Pike is a reporter at Foreign Policy covering U.S.-China relations, China’s foreign affairs, and the country’s response to climate change. Before joining FP, she reported on China and climate change at GridVoxInside Climate News, and China Dialogue. She is a graduate of Harvard University and New York University, where she received a master’s in science journalism. A native of California’s San Francisco Bay Area, she lived in Beijing for four years and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Articles by Lili Pike
A photo illustration shows the currency of the United States and China peeking out from under a layer of soybeans.
A photo illustration shows the currency of the United States and China peeking out from under a layer of soybeans.
Images from "You Must Take Part in Revolution: A Graphic Novel."
Images from "You Must Take Part in Revolution: A Graphic Novel."
A pedestrian riding a bicycle looks at an electronic board in Tokyo.
A pedestrian riding a bicycle looks at an electronic board in Tokyo.
A man comes out of the Voice of America building in Washington, D.C.
A man comes out of the Voice of America building in Washington, D.C.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, left, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi before a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, left, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi before a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
A bright red screen large enough to take up an entire wall shows large images of Xi Jinping. People are seen in shadowed silhouette, backlit by the screen, as they mill about a museum exhibit.
A bright red screen large enough to take up an entire wall shows large images of Xi Jinping. People are seen in shadowed silhouette, backlit by the screen, as they mill about a museum exhibit.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance greets President Donald Trump's nominee to be under secretary of defense for policy, Elbridge Colby during Colby's confirmation hearing on March 4 in Washington.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance greets President Donald Trump's nominee to be under secretary of defense for policy, Elbridge Colby during Colby's confirmation hearing on March 4 in Washington.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference.
Smoke rises from a factory of China Baowu Steel Group in Taiyuan, China.
Smoke rises from a factory of China Baowu Steel Group in Taiyuan, China.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands as they pose for a photo.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands as they pose for a photo.
About 20 people of a crowd are seen holding signs under a gray sky and the large white dome of the U.S. Capitol building in the background. Many of the signs; a boy about 12 at the front of the crowd holds a hand-lettered sign that says "Both my parents lost their jobs due to President Musk. How does this make America great again?"
About 20 people of a crowd are seen holding signs under a gray sky and the large white dome of the U.S. Capitol building in the background. Many of the signs; a boy about 12 at the front of the crowd holds a hand-lettered sign that says "Both my parents lost their jobs due to President Musk. How does this make America great again?"
An illustration shows a scribbled tangled line connecting the flags of the U.S. and China on either side. Behind the line is the out-of-focus face of Joe Biden.
An illustration shows a scribbled tangled line connecting the flags of the U.S. and China on either side. Behind the line is the out-of-focus face of Joe Biden.
A view of Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Carson, California, on April 25, 2020.
A view of Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Carson, California, on April 25, 2020.
A close-up photo of George Glass's face.
A close-up photo of George Glass's face.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets employees of the Lobito Atlantic Railway at the Port of Lobito in Lobito, Angola, on Dec. 4.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets employees of the Lobito Atlantic Railway at the Port of Lobito in Lobito, Angola, on Dec. 4.