Region
East Asia
How Would a Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Approach North Korea?
By Mitch Shin
An overview of Yoon's platform on inter-Korean relations and the South Korea-U.S. alliance.
Yoon Suk-yeol Wins People Power Party’s Presidential Primary
By Mitch Shin
South Korea’s main opposition party picked a former prosecutor general in the Moon administration as its presidential candidate on Friday.
China Stresses Developed Nations’ Promises at COP26
By Jesse Turland
In Glasgow, China’s representatives argued rich states must fulfill promises to support poorer nations’ green capacity development, even while power shortages call China’s own promises into question.
Chinese People Think China Is Popular Overseas. Americans Disagree.
By Brian Wong
The widening perception gap between the Chinese and Western publics points to long-term divergence.
China, Russia Urge UNSC to End Key Sanctions on North Korea
By Edith M. Lederer
China and Russia cited humanitarian reasons in arguing for sanctions relief, but their proposal faces an uphill battle.
The Anti-Submarine Warfare Component of China’s Sorties in Taiwan’s ADIZ
By Olli Pekka Suorsa
Near daily KQ-200 sorties help China conduct submarine screening and monitoring of critical sea lanes of communication.
Chinese Tennis Star Accuses Former Top Official of Sexual Assault
By Shannon Tiezzi
Peng Shuai's post broke new ground for the #MeToo movement in China: directly implicating a high-ranking CCP official.
South Korea’s Stake in the EU-US Talks on Steel
By Troy Stangarone
South Korea has significant interests in the outcome of EU-U.S. discussions on limiting excess production and the carbon intensity of steel.
The Politics of Taiwan’s Environmental Policy
By Brian Hioe
Environmental issues have primarily been caught in the contest between the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps, as is the case with many political issues in Taiwan.
Yahoo Pulls out of China, Citing ‘Challenging’ Environment
By Zen Soo
Most of Yahoo’s services were already blocked in China, but stricter government control over the tech sector may have hastened the company’s exit.
South Korea’s Approach to the Metaverse
By Sang Kim
South Korea’s government is encouraging public-private partnerships to advance the technology.
EU Disinformation Committee Heads to Taiwan
By Staś Butler
The official visit by INGE is the latest in a series of high-level interactions between Brussels and Taipei.