Region
East Asia
China’s Two Sessions Announces a 5 Percent Growth Target and 1 Trillion Yuan National Bond
By Nick Carraway
China’s main goals this year are stability, the development of critical sectors, and stimulating the economy.
Competition With China Is Inevitable. US Alliance Policy Could Determine Just How Bad It Gets.
By Joshua Byun
The two sides will find it increasingly difficult to avoid intense security competition over the coming decades, but there are still meaningful choices to make.
North Korea: Kim Jong Un and Kim Yo Jong’s First Messages to Japan
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
What does the North Korean leadership have in mind?
What’s in Hong Kong’s New National Security Bill?
By Kanis Leung and Zen Soo
The proposed law, which is expected to pass easily, includes stiff penalties and more power to suppress dissent, building on the 2020 National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
The 2024 China-US AI Dialogue Should Start With an Eye on Chem-Bio Weapons
By David Heslop and Joel Keep
Washington and Beijing should focus their forthcoming AI dialogue on platforms that neither want to see in the hands of terrorist groups: those that can aid in the construction of biological and chemical weapons.
Busting 6 ‘Peak China’ Myths
By Wang Wen
A more nuanced look at China's economic indicators is necessary to understand current trends.
China, Taiwan, and Core of Vatican Diplomacy
By Thomas Ching Wei Tu
When it comes to the Holy See, neither Taipei’s nor Beijing’s typical tactics for wooing diplomatic allies are effective.
South Korean Doctors Should Return to Duty
By Eunwoo Lee
They are jeopardizing patients’ lives to safeguard their own privilege.
Japan’s Nuclear Energy Policy Disaster
By Florentine Koppenborg
The yawning gap between vision and policy reality jeopardizes Japan’s important energy security goals and efforts to decarbonize the energy supply.
India Looks to Step Up Security and Economic Cooperation With Japan, South Korea
By Mari Yamaguchi
Jaishankar’s trip to East Asia touched on similar themes in both Seoul and Tokyo.
Taiwan’s Surprising Drop in Trade Dependence on Mainland China
By Howard Shen
The root cause is not Taipei’s efforts, but China’s own economic woes.
President Bio’s Visit Charts a More Holistic Path for China-Sierra Leone Relations
By Rosie Wigmore
The trend toward diversification could also be a bellwether for China’s relationship with other African countries.