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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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French farmers drive their tractors on the A71 highway in protest.
French farmers drive their tractors on the A71 highway in protest.

Europe’s Farmer Protests Are Part of a Bigger Problem
Explainer
Christina Lu
Excavators and trucks involved in a nickel mining operation are seen from above next to a river in Indonesia.
Excavators and trucks involved in a nickel mining operation are seen from above next to a river in Indonesia.

Indonesia Has Grand Ambitions for Its Nickel Industry
Analysis
Christina Lu
A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner.
A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner.

The Country With Nothing Left to Lose
Feature
Christina Lu
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as the two man stand in front of a set of risers before a photo op at a diplomatic event hosted in an ornately decorated room in Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as the two man stand in front of a set of risers before a photo op at a diplomatic event hosted in an ornately decorated room in Beijing.

How China Is Leveraging the Israel-Hamas War
Analysis
Christina Lu
A small boat is seen as a ship transits the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea near Ismailia, Egypt.
A small boat is seen as a ship transits the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea near Ismailia, Egypt.

Biden Has No Good Options in Yemen
Analysis
Christina Lu, Robbie Gramer
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