Region
East Asia
Former President Elbegdorj Tsakhia on Mongolia’s Democracy and Security
By Bolor Lkhaajav
“Democracy is deeply rooted in Mongolia. Yet, our people’s choice is under constant assault.”
Thoughts on Xi Jinping’s Third Term
By KAWASHIMA Shin
Xi has imposed his own take on unity of the "Chinese dream."
Xi Jinping’s Many G-20 Summits
By Shannon Tiezzi
Amid the rapid clip of bilateral meetings, who Xi didn’t meet with was perhaps a better question than who he did.
Taiwan’s APEC Envoy at the Center of China-US Tech Tensions
By Johnson Lai and Joe McDonald
TSMC founder Morris Chang is once again Taiwan’s representative at this week’s APEC summit.
China’s Tech Outreach in the Middle East and North Africa
By Dale Aluf
Chinese companies, acting out of both economic and geostrategic motives, are providing much of the MENA region’s digital infrastructure.
Following South Korea-US-Japan Trilateral Summit, North Korea Launches an SRBM
By Mitch Shin
Hours after KCNA published a belligerent statement from its foreign minister, the North launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its east coast on Thursday.
South Korea’s Sideline Diplomacy at the ASEAN and G20 Meetings
By Andrew Yeo
After a series of gaffes on its last round of international trips, the Yoon administration seems to have hit its diplomatic stride at the ASEAN and G-20 summits.
Don’t Overlook Xi Jinping’s Meeting With Senegal’s President
By Shannon Tiezzi
The summit on the sidelines of the G-20 drove home the convergence of interests between China and the African Union.
China’s Expanding Health Diplomacy in Indonesia
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
After economics and trade, the health sector has become a priority focus of Beijing's engagement with Southeast Asia's most populous nation.
Xi Jinping’s Vision for Artificial Intelligence in the PLA
By Koichiro Takagi
China is seeking to use “intelligentization” to build a “world-class” military.
Grassroots Protests Are Frequent in Xi Jinping’s China
By Kevin Slaten
In the streets, on banners, in cyberspace, collectively, and individually – people in China are speaking out.
Biden-Xi Summit Shows an Uneasy Peace Emerging Between China and the US
By Brian Wong
What factors are behind the reframing of the relationship, and will it last?