April 2021

The “old boys” are back after April 7 by-elections in Seoul and Busan.

The shifts in ethnic policy go well beyond Xinjiang. This is fundamental rethink of how the CCP manages ethnocultural diversity and its colonial possessions.

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan highlights the importance of South and Central Asia to China.

The family plans to donate 23,000 art pieces from Lee's personal collection to two state-run museums.

In a hearing called by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week, Khalilzad reiterated the rationale for the administration’s decision to exit Afghanistan.

China's vaccine makers are looking at ways to increase the efficiency of their shots.

The international community must respond to China’s maritime coercion.

Another bad year for democracy across the former Soviet Union, with Kyrgyzstan slipping further into authoritarianism too. 

From economies to politics, the language on China is increasingly direct, as evidenced by a recent USCESRC hearing.

Like many Asian countries, Seoul is having troubling sourcing vaccines. But unlike its neighbors, South Korea has so far refused to turn to a ready supplier: China.

Information about where people were getting infected and dying could have helped India better prepare for the current surge, an expert noted.

But is it really a good idea to expose the armed forces to a deadly virus when the country is seeing a surge in terrorism?