DRI | COVID-19 IN ASIA
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July 10, 2020
Misinformation and Conspiracies Spread While Kazakhstan Reimposes Lockdown
By Anastassiya Fershtey
Kazakhstan, while also seeing a rapid rise on COVID-19 cases, has been hit with a storm of conspiracy theories.
July 08, 2020
Pakistan’s Great Digital Divide
By Shah Meer Baloch
A new reliance on virtual life in the COVID-19 era has laid bare the lack of internet access for much of the country.
July 07, 2020
After COVID-19: Rebooting Business in China
By Jennifer Choo, Jean Oi, Christopher Thomas, and Xue (Xander) Wu
What a survey of Chinese business leaders tells us about China’s post-COVID economy – and the future of U.S.-China economic relations.
DRI | APAC Risks, Analyzed
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July 11, 2020
The Origins and Drivers of Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update
By Ankit Panda
Australia reacts to a shifting regional environment.
July 11, 2020
China’s Banking Sector Faces Multiple Challenges After COVID-19
By Yan Liang
From the economic toll of COVID-19 to the long-term implications of reforms, China's banking sector needs to tread carefully.
July 08, 2020
The United States, China, and the Future of Arms Control
By Ankit Panda
Tong Zhao discusses prospects for strategic arms control between the United States and China.
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July 01, 2020
After the Virus: Japan’s Painful Economic Recovery
By Anthony Fensom
Anticipation of an economic windfall in 2020 has fallen flat, but there’s still hope for the post-COVID future.
July 01, 2020
Dangerous Waters: Maritime Crime in the Sulu Sea
By Zam Yusa
Despite COVID-19 and a number of security initiatives, piracy, kidnapping, and terrorist movements continue in the Sulu Sea.
July 01, 2020
New Zealand’s Quiet China Shift
By Anne-Marie Brady
The Ardern government is using deliberately ambiguous tactics to deter an increasingly aggressive partner while (so far) avoiding punishment.
July 01, 2020
Kashmir’s Dark Year
By Um Roommana
A loss of autonomy. A months-long security crackdown. Now, a pandemic. It’s been a rough year in Kashmir.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
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July 13, 2020
Through Hong Kong, Beijing Channels Its Repression to the World
By Sarah Cook
Individuals and institutions are scrambling to adapt to the Chinese Communist Party’s growing extraterritorial reach.
July 10, 2020
Beijing’s Plan for a Post-National Security Law Hong Kong
July 11, 2020
China’s Foreign Minister Strikes Conciliatory Tone to Bring US Ties Back From the Brink
July 10, 2020
Taiwan Throws a Diplomatic Curveball by Establishing Ties With Somaliland
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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July 14, 2020
The US Announces a New Position on Maritime Claims in the South China Sea: First Takeaways
By Ankit Panda
In a welcome development, the revised U.S. position brings American policy in line with the July 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling.
July 14, 2020
Philippines: China Should Comply With 2017 South China Sea Ruling
July 13, 2020
Rethinking the Technological Story of the Pacific Theater of the Second World War
July 10, 2020
Multilateralism With Chinese Characteristics: Bringing in the Hub-and-Spoke
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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July 14, 2020
US Amphibious Assault Ship Burns in Port for Second Day
By Steven Stashwick
USS Bonhomme Richard caught fire during maintenance in San Diego on Sunday.
July 13, 2020
USS Bonhomme Richard Suffers From Major Fire at US Naval Base San Diego
July 13, 2020
US Marine Corps Faces COVID-19 Outbreak in Okinawa
July 07, 2020
Where Is Defense Reform in Malaysia Headed?
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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July 13, 2020
A ‘New Mandate’ for Singapore’s Government?
By Nigel Li
Hoping to secure a stronger mandate, the PAP actually lost ground in vote share.
July 13, 2020
Malaysia Prime Minister Wins Test of Support, Ousts House Speaker
July 13, 2020
How Duterte’s Anti-Terror Law Unleashed Public Outrage Against His Leadership
July 11, 2020
Indonesia Seeks to Win US and Japanese Investment Fleeing China
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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July 11, 2020
Uzair Baloch, the Pakistan People’s Party, and the 18th Constitutional Amendment
By Umair Jamal
How a gangster from Karachi may become central to one of Pakistan’s defining constitutional amendments.
July 11, 2020
History of Tibet-Ladakh Relations and Their Modern Implications
July 09, 2020
Pakistan’s Kashmir Policy Post-Article 370
July 09, 2020
US General Skeptical That Bounties Led to Troops’ Deaths
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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July 14, 2020
With Sudden Death of Seoul Mayor, South Korea’s 2021 By-Elections Gain New Importance
By Tae-jun Kang
Next April, voters will choose new mayors for Seoul and Busan. Can the Democratic Party keep those seats?
July 11, 2020
Seoul Mayor’s Death Shocks South Korea
July 09, 2020
South Korea’s Conscientious Objectors Are Getting an Alternative to Military Service
July 08, 2020
North Korea and Equatorial Guinea
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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July 13, 2020
Japan Hammered by Record-Breaking Torrential Rains and Deadly Floods
By Thisanka Siripala
Once again, Japan's rainy season is taking a deadly turn this year.
July 08, 2020
Japan Promotes ‘Clean’ Coal in the Battle Against Climate Change
July 08, 2020
55 Dead, a Dozen Missing in Japan Floods
June 29, 2020
Tokyo’s Coronavirus Spike Points Finger at Controversial Alert System
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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July 13, 2020
Remember Liu Xiaobo by Supporting Rights Activists in China
By Yaqiu Wang
On the anniversary of the death of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, the fight for human rights in China continues.
July 09, 2020
Uzbekistan Must Stay on the Path of Religious Freedom Reform
July 08, 2020
Why Okinawans Are Outraged by the Aegis Ashore Cancellation
July 08, 2020
Pakistan’s Hinduphobia
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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July 14, 2020
Kazakhstan’s COVID-19 Crisis Spinning on
By Catherine Putz
Kazakhstan has extended its second lockdown through the end of July and media have begun to compile lists of the dead.
July 13, 2020
Why It Matters That Uzbekistan’s President Endorsed Russia’s Referendum
July 11, 2020
China Missteps With Wild Allegation of a ‘New’ Deadly Pneumonia in Kazakhstan
July 10, 2020
Misinformation and Conspiracies Spread While Kazakhstan Reimposes Lockdown
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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July 13, 2020
Bad Faith All the Way: US Attempts to Bring China to the Arms Control Table
By Ankit Panda
The Trump administration’s tactics aren’t fooling anyone.
July 07, 2020
China’s Maritime Militia Vessels May Be Military Objectives During Armed Conflict
July 02, 2020
Why South Korea Should Be Key to a Revised US Indo-Pacific Approach
July 02, 2020
Renewing America’s Commitment to the Indo-Pacific
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
MJuly 11, 2020
China’s Banking Sector Faces Multiple Challenges After COVID-19
By Yan Liang
From the economic toll of COVID-19 to the long-term implications of reforms, China's banking sector needs to tread carefully.
July 10, 2020
Globalization and Trade in a Post-Pandemic World: India’s Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan
July 09, 2020
Japanese Firms Exit South Korea Amid Prolonged Anti-Japan Movement
July 02, 2020
What’s Behind China’s ‘Street-Stall Economy’ Discussion?
Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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July 09, 2020
How COVID-19 Is Impacting Asia’s Film Industries
By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor and Hiu Man Chan
From Southeast Asia to India, China, and Japan, cinemas are bleeding while online steaming booms.
July 02, 2020
COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Pakistan’s Transgender Community
June 25, 2020
New Film Tells Tale of North Korean Orphans Sent to Europe
June 17, 2020
How Bollywood Discriminates Against Playback Singers
Oceania
The South Pacific
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July 09, 2020
Australia Ends Hong Kong Extradition Treaty Over National Security Law Concerns
By Associated Press
Canberra also promised to extend visas for Hong Kongers and provide a path to permanent residency.
July 09, 2020
Is It Safe for Australians to Travel to China?
July 02, 2020
Slow Progress Toward an Australian Magnitsky Act
July 02, 2020
Australia’s Mission to Become a Solar Powerhouse
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
PJuly 11, 2020
The Origins and Drivers of Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update
By Ankit Panda
Australia reacts to a shifting regional environment.
June 26, 2020
Making Sense of Japan’s Decision to Scrap Aegis Ashore Missile Defense
June 23, 2020
The Problem With Travel in Southeast Asia and COVID-19
June 17, 2020
Saving Indochina’s Wilderness
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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July 09, 2020
Glimpses of Kaho: A Village Along the Line of Actual Control on the India-China Border
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Kaho is a village on the easternmost tip of India.
June 17, 2020
A Carnival on the City’s Margins: The Sonepur Mela of Bihar
June 19, 2020
Manila: From Galleons to the Belt and Road
June 12, 2020
Life in Jakarta’s COVID-19 ‘Transition’ Era
Videos
Asia on Video
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May 19, 2020
Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Lockdown in India
By Vishal Arora
An Indian tutor teaches from her balcony with kids sitting a floor below