2021

China’s foreign minister is limiting his European tour to friendlier ground, in hopes of halting a downward slide in China-Europe relations.

After announcing that year-end travel would be permitted, the government cancelled the Christmas Eve holiday, a Friday this year, in an effort to discourage vacationing somewhat. 

Japan’s opposition parties have teamed up, but will it be enough to bring about a change in government?

The joint statement contains barely concealed criticism of the West while offering the same bland suggestions as the West.

Pacific Islanders face unique challenges just in traveling to Glasgow amid the pandemic, limiting their voices at the climate conference.

If North Korea’s extreme self-inflicted COVID isolation isn’t enough to break the Kim regime, external sanctions have no chance.

Taiwan has established long-term reduction targets and is planning a practical path to attain net-zero emissions by 2050, the environmental minister writes.

The new law could unilaterally alter the situation in areas along their disputed border.

Although India is already suffering the impact of climate change, it is doubtful whether its government is at all committed to reducing emissions.

Thailand may be opening up to tourists, but for many activists it is still a prison.

The massive numbers of Chinese squid fishing boats near Matsu are only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the environmental threat.

Any decisions made in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan are likely to determine Europe’s place in the world for decades to come.