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East Asia
Shanghai Starts China’s Biggest COVID-19 Lockdown in 2 Years
By Associated Press
China’s largest city is undergoing a five-day lockdown amid a growing outbreak.
What Did China’s Flurry of African Engagements Have to Do With Ukraine?
By Lauren Ashmore
Some analysts suggested Beijing was seeking to shore up international support for its position on the Ukraine war. Maybe, but that wasn’t the major impetus for the recent series of bilateral meetings.
China’s Huawei Says 2021 Sales Down, Profit Up
By Joe McDonald
Huawei has stepped up an emphasis on the China market and on serving hospitals, mines, and other industrial customers with technologies that are less vulnerable to U.S. sanctions.
Japan Resets Its Role in Europe in the Wake of Ukraine War
By Duncan Bartlett
Kishida Fumio joined crisis talks in Brussels primarily to advise on the economic impact of the invasion. He also used the trip to promote Japan’s wider diplomatic and security agenda.
In Trade, China Has a Sharp Edge Over India, and Sharp Things Can Be Weaponized
By Krzysztof Iwanek
It is not an Indian boycott of Chinese goods that would be a real challenge for New Delhi, but Beijing’s blocking of exports to India.
North Korea Returns to ICBM Testing
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw his first full-scale ICBM test since November 2017.
Amid the Ukraine Crisis, China-Russia Economic Relations Remain Lukewarm
By Danil Bochkov
China’s mixed signals on the Ukraine crisis extend to the economic realm, long a weak point for Sino-Russia ties.
Hong Kong’s Young Independent Filmmakers Break New Ground Despite Crackdown
By Crystal Chow
From a low-budget emotional ride through protests to an evocative documentary exploring the city’s cultural memory, directors brave – and flourish in – the new normal.
Is the EU-China Investment Agreement Dead?
By William Yuen Yee
The 2020 deal, already on ice, might be finally dead after China’s refusal to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
China Continues ‘Severe and Complex’ Fight Against COVID-19
By Huizhong Wu
Amid the country’s worst outbreak yet, China is trying to fine-tune its “zero-COVID” approach.
North Korea Confirms Test of Its New Hwasong-17 ICBM
By Mitch Shin
In response, the U.S. imposed new sanctions on the entities and individuals of North Korea and Russia involved in the North’s missile program.
How to Strengthen South Korea-US Cooperation on Combatting Cyber-enabled Financial Crime
By Jason Bartlett
The U.S. and South Korea each possess unique strengths in combatting cyber-enabled financial crime, but their true joint potential is largely untapped.