East Asia

The former Australian prime minister discusses the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific, including the many facets of China’s rise.

The Democratic Party raised the idea amid soaring real estate prices in Seoul -- and dwindling populations in the rest of the country.

With Japan’s initial coronavirus response providing limited clarity, the need for long-term measures to prevent an outbreak is becoming more apparent. 

Because of the focus on what Xi will do in 2022, an important question has been ignored: who will take Li Keqiang’s place?

We are silently witnessing the biggest strategic misjudgment in history: Two superpowers are sliding toward conflict when they still share huge common interests.

Despite its capable handling of the pandemic overall, South Korea has not been able to escape the global economic fallout.

75 years later, Japan’s atomic bomb survivors – the hibakusha – still remember the day in devastating detail.

Stacking the deck against pro-democrats apparently wasn’t enough for the Hong Kong government.

U.S. moves have undermined Huawei’s prospects outside China, but their long-term efficacy to constrain China’s development and export of 5G technology is uncertain.

The Chinese government has been both lenient on North Korea sanctions and reluctant to tackle illegal fishing by its distant water fleet.

Lee, the first native of Taiwan to hold the presidency, became famous for ushering in direct elections – and later for his pro-independence stance.