Region
East Asia
Ukraine: China’s Burning Bridge to Europe?
By Elizabeth Wishnick
China's BRI and agricultural needs led Beijing to seek partnership with Ukraine. Now Russia's military build-up has complicated those calculations.
China Recruited Canadians to Avoid Embarrassment on the Olympic Ice
By Justin Olsvik
China went into overdrive to recruit foreign talent so it could field an Olympic men’s ice hockey team. The result: 15 out of 24 players on its team are from overseas.
Biden Must Recalibrate Policy on North Korea
By Mitch Shin
North Korea is not testing missiles in a bid to entice the U.S. into talks. Pyongyang is honing its missile arsenal as a goal in and of itself.
A Primer on North Korea’s Hwasong-12 ‘Guam Killer’ Ballistic Missile
By A.B. Abrams
After a five-year pause, why is North Korea’s Hwasong-12 back in testing?
Xi Loyalist Ding Xuexiang Could Benefit From Factional Infighting
By Tristan Kenderdine
Certain to remain on the Politburo, Ding’s quest to reach the Standing Committee will depend on the results of political infighting between rival cliques.
North Korea Tests Longest-Range Missile Since 2017
By Kim Tong-Hyung and Mari Yamaguchi
North Korea ended its most active month of missile tests to date by launching an intermediate-range ballistic missile.
China’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Anti-corruption Campaign Snares Former Hangzhou Party Secretary
By Jesse Turland
Zhou Jiangyong was judged to have facilitated the “disorderly expansion of capital,” which some are interpreting as a warning sign for Alibaba’s Jack Ma.
Mongolia Now Has a Record Number of Women Ambassadors
By Bolor Lkhaajav
The achievement is part of a long trek toward gender equality in Mongolia's foreign policy.
China Will Struggle to Escape the Fallout of Zero-COVID
By Kris Hartley and Donald Low
Zero-COVID was never only about the successful suppression of the virus; it was also meant to be living proof of a superior system of governance.
North Korea Is Preparing to Confront the US in 2022
By Sang-soo Lee
Kim Jong Un will likely conduct more advanced weapons tests this year in his own version of “maximum pressure.”
North Korea Picks Up the Pace on Missile Tests
By Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz, and Ankit Panda
Why is North Korea testing so many missiles in January 2022?
Who’s Coming to the Beijing Olympics?
By Shannon Tiezzi
The list of attendees underscores the political -- rather than sporting -- significance of the 2022 Winter Olympics.