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December 06, 2022
Mass Protests in Mongolia Decry ‘Coal Mafia,’ Corruption
By Julian Dierkes
For the second time this year, Mongolians took to the street en masse to show their discontent with the government.
December 05, 2022
In Forming Malaysia’s New Cabinet, Anwar Strikes a Careful Balance
By Sebastian Strangio
The 28-member cabinet, which included members of four coalitions and an independent MP, was sworn in on Saturday.
December 02, 2022
How the US Can Win the Chips War With China
By Seth D. Kaplan
Special manufacturing innovation zones are a better option than the subsidies found in the CHIPS Act.
December 02, 2022
As G20 President, Can India Advance Its Multipolar Worldview?
By Jagannath Panda
India will use its chairmanship to address the need for better Global South representation in multilateral bodies and enhanced roles for middle powers.
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December 7, 2022
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Resigns as Party Leader After Stinging Defeat in Local Elections
November 29, 2022
A Rescue Plan for China’s Real Estate Market: How Far Will Beijing Go?
November 18, 2022
Notes From Islamabad: Pakistan Nears Breaking Point. Army Chief to Exit Amid Economic Crisis
November 8, 2022
China and Chips. The Biden Administration Moves Against China’s Semiconductor Industry
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December 01, 2022
Political Instability Reigns Supreme in Malaysia
By James Chin
Despite Anwar Ibrahim’s ultimate victory at the head of a progressive, multi-ethnic coalition, the space for more pluralistic politics in Malaysia is closing.
December 01, 2022
Inheriting the Storm: Beijing’s Difficult New Relationship with Kabul
By Raffaello Pantucci
Far from inheriting an opportunity, China finds itself encumbered with an ever-expanding roster of problems in Afghanistan, which it is showing little interest in trying to resolve or own.
December 01, 2022
How South Korea’s Authoritarian Past Shapes Its Democracy
By Joan E. Cho
Understanding the weaknesses of South Korea’s democracy requires looking to the country’s authoritarian past.
December 01, 2022
China and the Long Game on Climate
By Marina Kaneti
The seeds for China’s current climate change strategy – for better or for worse – were laid with the Kyoto Protocol 25 years ago.
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December 09, 2022
Decoding Xi Jinping’s ‘Asia Pacific Community With a Shared Future’
By Marina Yue Zhang
Against the U.S. decoupling push, Xi envisions a hub-and-spokes model of a distributed supply chain network – with China as the “hub.”
December 08, 2022
Explaining the Unthinkable: How the Protest Movement in China Took Place
December 08, 2022
China Begins Implementing Relaxed COVID Control Measures
December 07, 2022
China’s Xi Heads to Saudi Arabia to Boost Beijing’s Influence in the Middle East
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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December 09, 2022
China’s Super Hydropower Dam and Fears of Sino-Indian Water Wars
By Genevieve Donnellon-May
The already-fraught relationship between China and India is becoming even more tense over Beijing’s plans to build a “super hydropower dam” in Tibet.
December 08, 2022
‘ASEAN Centrality’ in an Era of Renewed Power Politics
December 07, 2022
The West Asia Quad Continues to Gain Momentum
December 06, 2022
North Korea Fires Artillery Over South Korea-US Live-Fire Drills
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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December 09, 2022
Why Japan Chose Britain and Italy for Its F-X Fighter Program
By Takahashi Kosuke
5 reasons why Japan decided to jointly develop a next-generation fighter with the U.K. and Italy, not the U.S.
December 07, 2022
Why Japan’s Missile Defense Requires ‘Counterstrike Capabilities’
December 05, 2022
Malabar and More: Quad Militaries Conduct Exercises
December 01, 2022
Will India Be Affected by Delays of Arms Imports From Russia?
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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December 08, 2022
Indonesia Frees Convicted Bali Bomber on Parole
By Sebastian Strangio
Umar Patek has expressed regret for his role in the 2002 attacks, but his parole has been greeted with anger in Australia, which lost 88 citizens in the attack.
December 08, 2022
Japanese Fighter Jets Visit Philippines for First Time Since 1945
December 08, 2022
Taxpayers of Southeast Asia, Arise!
December 08, 2022
Thai Political Parties: No Eternal Allies, No Perpetual Enemies
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Perspectives on South Asia
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December 09, 2022
Taliban Turn to Shariah to Justify Executions, But It’s Not That Simple
By Atal Ahmadzai and Faten Ghosn
The international community should not let the Taliban regime terrorize and violate the fundamental human rights of 35 million people through a fraudulent claim of divinity or sovereignty.
December 09, 2022
Taliban Official: 27 People Publicly Lashed in Afghanistan
December 09, 2022
Modi’s BJP Sweeps Gujarat State Elections
December 08, 2022
Report: Killing of Pakistani Journalist in Kenya ‘Planned’
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December 10, 2022
More South Korean Adoptees Demand Probes Into Their Cases
By Kim Tong-hyung
Seoul faces growing pressure to reckon with a child export frenzy driven by dictatorships that ruled the country until the 1980s.
December 08, 2022
South Korea’s Government Accused of Violating Labor Rights Amid Truckers’ Strike
December 06, 2022
The Dark Side of K-Pop
November 30, 2022
The Public Safety Implications of the Itaewon Tragedy
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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December 06, 2022
Japan’s Ruling Coalition Approves Counterstrike Capability
By Mina Pollmann
The long-debated move comes alongside increased defense spending amid worries about Japan's security environment.
November 24, 2022
Is This The Beginning of the End for Kishida?
November 23, 2022
Blue-ribbon Panel Urges Japan to Develop Counterstrike Capabilities
November 22, 2022
Japan’s Historic Yen Depreciation
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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December 08, 2022
December 9 Is Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day
By Omer Kanat
One year on from a historic judgment on the Chinese government’s genocide, we cannot delay global action any longer.
December 02, 2022
US Policy Toward China Is Undermining Security for Communities in the Asia-Pacific
November 30, 2022
Sovereignty, Forum Shopping, and the Case of the Sulu Sultanate’s Heirs
November 29, 2022
China and Iran at the Tipping Point
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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December 09, 2022
Why So Much Attention on Russia’s Vague Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia might actually be interested in Russian gas, but please don’t call it a “union.”
December 08, 2022
Toxic Winter: The ‘Slow Violence’ of Air Pollution in Mongolia
December 07, 2022
Putin to Visit Kyrgyzstan for EAEU Summit
December 06, 2022
Russia Wants to Speed up Joint Nuclear Power Plant Project in Uzbekistan
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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December 08, 2022
US Diplomacy on Twitter (and Why It Should Remain There)
By Kevin Chen
While the platform does face long-term issues, U.S. diplomats should continue using it – rather than ceding Twitter to Chinese influence.
December 05, 2022
After the Biden-Xi Meeting: Righting China-US Relations
December 03, 2022
US Sanctions Leaders of Anti-Pakistan Terrorist Groups
November 29, 2022
New US Export Controls Need Allied Support
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
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December 09, 2022
Tesla Launches in Thailand, Vying to Compete with China EVs
By Tassanee Vejpongsa and Tian Macleod Ji
Southeast Asia's market of more than 600 million consumers is increasingly a focus for automakers looking to expand sales, especially of electric vehicles.
December 07, 2022
Eyeing the US Market, Vietnamese Automaker Files for New York IPO
December 06, 2022
Indonesia’s $20 Billion Energy Transition Partnership Takes Shape
December 05, 2022
Russian Oil Price Cap, EU Ban Aim to Limit Kremlin War Chest
Oceania
The South Pacific
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December 09, 2022
Vanuatu Government Struggling Back Online After Cyberattack
By Dechlan Brennan
The small Pacific Island nation is still recovering from a suspected cyberattack in November, underscoring vulnerabilities across the region.
December 07, 2022
Should Chinese Court Rulings Hold in New Zealand?
December 05, 2022
Vietnam in the South Pacific: Dynamics for Strategic Cooperation
December 02, 2022
Australian Economist Jailed in Myanmar Applauded in Parliament
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Asia on Video
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November 30, 2022
The China-US Tech War: What’s Next?
Johanna Costigan, Shihoko Goto, and Alexandra Seymour the China-U.S. competition for tech dominance and the implications for third countries.
October 14, 2022
What’s Next for India’s Congress Party?
September 07, 2022
Keeping Muharram Processions Alive in Kashmir
September 03, 2022
Where Does China-US Trade Go From Here?
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Asia Geopolitics
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December 08, 2022
Screaming for Mercy, All Along the Mekong
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with the veteran British journalist and filmmaker Tom Fawthrop.
December 03, 2022
China’s Late-2022 Protests: ‘Zero-Covid’ At the Breaking Point?
December 01, 2022
Three Southeast Asian Summits in a Redefined World
November 22, 2022
The G20, APEC, and ASEAN Summits: Taking Stock of November 2022 Diplomacy in Asia
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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October 27, 2022
India Boosts Its Border Infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Roads and bridges as well as "vibrant villages" are being constructed and upgraded to improve overland connectivity to the border with China.