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China’s Xi Calls for Measures to Mitigate Disastrous Flooding Amid Economic Slowdown

China’s Xi Calls for Measures to Mitigate Disastrous Flooding Amid Economic Slowdown

By Associated Press
While China is being hit by both natural disasters and a general economic malaise, Xi Jinping chaired a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee.
Can Tourism Save China’s Small Villages?

Can Tourism Save China’s Small Villages?

By Siyang Ding and Noah Gilligan
China is in the midst of a rural tourism boom. Villages want to take advantage to revive their economies, but that's easier said than done.

How Will China’s Rare Earth Export Controls Impact Japan?

How Will China’s Rare Earth Export Controls Impact Japan?

By Nicolas Velez
Access to gallium, in particular, is crucial for Japan’s defense and energy priorities.

Despite China’s Threats, Taiwan VP’s US Visit Sees Muted Reaction

Despite China’s Threats, Taiwan VP’s US Visit Sees Muted Reaction

By Brian Hioe
Vice President William Lai, who is also the DPP's presidential candidate, transited New York and San Francisco this week.

Japan at the Center of Airpower Defense Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific

Japan at the Center of Airpower Defense Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific

By Shingo Nagata
Defense diplomacy is the peacetime diplomatic activity of militaries aimed at maintaining and strengthening relations with allies and partners.
North Korea is Preparing for a New Round of Weapons Tests, South Korean Spy Agency Says

North Korea is Preparing for a New Round of Weapons Tests, South Korean Spy Agency Says

By Hyung-jin Kim
The National Intelligence Services aid it has detected unusually heavy activities at a North Korean facility that produces solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missiles and at another site related to liquid-fueled ICBMs.

China Is Not a Revisionist Power in the Gulf

China Is Not a Revisionist Power in the Gulf

By Leon Sinfield
Shared interests with the United States prevent Beijing from challenging the status quo in the region.
North Korea Asserts US Soldier Travis King Crossed Border After Becoming Disillusioned With America

North Korea Asserts US Soldier Travis King Crossed Border After Becoming Disillusioned With America

By Hyung-jin Kim
North Korea may be reluctant to hold a low-ranked solider like King for long because he won't provide it with high-profile U.S. intelligence.

China’s Word Game: A New Narrative of the “One China Principle”

China’s Word Game: A New Narrative of the “One China Principle”

By Chien-Huei Wu, Ching-Fu Lin, and Yun-Sheng Lin
China has been attempting to camouflage its “one China principle” as a “general principle of law” in the international arena to strengthen the legitimacy of its claim over Taiwan.

South Korea’s Yoon Calls for Strong Security Cooperation with US, Japan Ahead of Camp David Summit

South Korea’s Yoon Calls for Strong Security Cooperation with US, Japan Ahead of Camp David Summit

By Hyung-jin Kim
Yoon said the importance of Seoul-Washington-Tokyo security cooperation is growing on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.

Will a China-Led Global Recession Influence Beijing’s Russia Policy? 

Will a China-Led Global Recession Influence Beijing’s Russia Policy? 

By Joseph Webster
China’s domestic economic realities are colliding with Xi’s geopolitical ambitions and impacting Beijing’s Russia policy. 
Chinese and Russian Warships Step up Activity in Straits Around Japan

Chinese and Russian Warships Step up Activity in Straits Around Japan

By TSURUTA Jun
And in doing so, test the definition of a “strait.”

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