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Christina Lu

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Christina Lu is a reporter at Foreign Policy. 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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A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in France.
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in France.

Mass Strikes Sweep France

World Brief
Christina Lu
An Iranian woman walks past a mural showing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
An Iranian woman walks past a mural showing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Who’s Behind Iran’s Suspected School Poisonings?

World Brief
Christina Lu
Demonstrators protest during the One Ocean Summit in France.
Demonstrators protest during the One Ocean Summit in France.

The World’s Historic Oceans Treaty

World Brief
Christina Lu
An aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of a Chilean lithium mine
An aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of a Chilean lithium mine

China’s Latin American Gold Rush Is All About Clean Energy

Report
Christina Lu, Rocio Fabbro
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2022.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2022.

China’s Checkbook Diplomacy Has Bounced

Report
Christina Lu
US China Hawk in Washington
US China Hawk in Washington

Washington’s China Hawks Take Flight

Deep Dive
Robbie Gramer, Christina Lu
Sri Lankan construction workers along a road in Colombo.
Sri Lankan construction workers along a road in Colombo.

China’s Belt and Road to Nowhere

Report
Christina Lu
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green-energy-battery-infographic-ev-foreign-policy-illustration-HPb

Batteries Are the Battlefield

Insider
Christina Lu, Liam Scott
Then-Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks.
Then-Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks.

The World Is Done Waiting for Guaidó

Report
Christina Lu
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden pauses as he speaks during a forum at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 15, 2019.
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden pauses as he speaks during a forum at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 15, 2019.

Wanted: U.S. Ambassadors for Countries That Need TLC

Report
Robbie Gramer, Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the American Rescue Plan in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the American Rescue Plan in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, D.C.

What’s Going to Be in Biden’s Inbox in 2023

Report
Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Rishi Iyengar, Christina Lu
Argentine soccer player Julián Álvarez celebrates with teammate Lionel Messi.
Argentine soccer player Julián Álvarez celebrates with teammate Lionel Messi.

Argentina and France Prepare for World Cup Final Showdown

World Brief
Christina Lu
Biden and Blinken sit side-by-side in a fairly dark room.
Biden and Blinken sit side-by-side in a fairly dark room.

Biden Seeks to Catch Up With Beijing in Africa

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Christina Lu
Rescuers walk outside the grounds of a partially destroyed administrative building in Ukraine.
Rescuers walk outside the grounds of a partially destroyed administrative building in Ukraine.

Ukraine Battles Back Russian Drone Attacks

World Brief
Christina Lu
Demonstrators block the Pan-American highway in Peru.
Demonstrators block the Pan-American highway in Peru.

Peru’s New Government Confronts Sweeping Unrest

World Brief
Christina Lu
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