Region
East Asia
Hungarian Policy Toward China Might Be Facing a Seismic Shift
By Richard Q. Turcsanyi and Matej Šimalčík
Hungary under Viktor Orban has been the most China-friendly country in the EU in recent years. That might be about to change – drastically.
Could Russia and Japan Finally Find Peace in the Pacific?
By Gabriel Gavin
The Kuril Islands dispute has kept Japan and Russia from ever formally ending the hostilities between them during World War II.
How Chinese Unmanned Platforms Could Degrade Taiwan’s Air Defense and Disable a US Navy Carrier
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A fictional war scenario showcases how emerging technological capabilities could be used in a future Sino-U.S. military confrontation over Taiwan.
Former Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on the Tiananmen Square Massacre
By Abhijnan Rej
“For a brief moment in time there was a spirit of openness and questioning, and I saw a side of the Chinese people that I have had no occasion to see again.”
ASEAN and China Ministers Talk COVID-19, Myanmar Crisis
By Sebastian Strangio
The special meeting in Chongqing underscored the region’s increasing economic and political reliance on China.
Seoul Court Rejects Slave Labor Claim Against Japanese Firms
By Kim Tong-Hyung
The decision seemed to contradict 2018 Supreme Courts rulings against Japanese firms, which had enraged Tokyo.
Hungarians Spurn Chinese-Backed University Campus
By Eleanor Albert
A planned campus for Fudan University in Budapest sparked protests, highlighting a broader outcry against Viktor Orban's China policy.
North Korea’s Isolation Is Deepening
By Daminov Ildar
The last year has seen North Korea seal itself off even more tightly from the world. That could be dangerous.
Wargaming the China-US Space Race
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Mark Hilborne.
Chen Quanguo, Architect of Xinjiang Crackdown, Likely to be Rewarded With Central Position in 2022
By Tristan Kenderdine
Xinjiang Party Secretary Chen Quanguo will likely see a promotion at the 2022 Communist Party Congress, perhaps to vice premier.
China Hosts Southeast Asian Ministers as It Competes With US
By Associated Press
The meeting comes shortly after a senior Biden administration official visited three Southeast Asian capitals.
Emerging Military Technologies and a Future Taiwan Strait Conflict
By Ankit Panda
How will changes in military technology bear on a potential near-future U.S.-China conflict?