East Asia

Asia’s taste for shark fin soup endangers a number of species. But attitudes are changing.

Some signs bode well, but profound shifts must be completed before the optimism is truly warranted.

Both the U.S. and China have been linked to cyber snooping. How different are their activities?

Air-Sea Battle and the pivot seem an overreaction to China’s rise, given the number of challenges Beijing already faces.

A look at how Pyongyang backed away from its latest provocation, and what that might mean for the future.

Air-Sea Battle seems a particularly risky response to China’s growing capabilities, and of questionable necessity.

China’s growth may be slowing, but that doesn’t mean its economic presence in Asia will diminish.

China says historical title supports its maritime claims. But did it really have sovereignty?

Those calling for South Korea to go nuclear should look at the India-Pakistan experience.

A successful U.K. debut may have some useful lessons for Beijing.

“You detain me illegally and you say I am illegal? Why don’t you just give me a bullet and let me die?”

If true, reports of an easing of China’s policies on Tibet would come as a welcome relief to a long-repressed people.