Region
East Asia

What China’s Global Security Initiative Tells Us About Its Strategic Engagement with Latin America
By R. Evan Ellis
The GSI speaks repeatedly of China’s interest in involving itself in new mechanisms for “governance” of both traditional and non-traditional security at the global scale.

Making Yoon’s Space Vision a South Korean Reality
By Jennifer Hong Whetsell and Alice Cho
Seoul has ambitious plans, but can the Yoon administration spark interest and investment that will outlast his presidency?

China-Russia Cooperation in Africa and the Middle East
By Mercy A. Kuo
Africa and the Middle East provide conducive conditions for China and Russia to advance their shared and separate agendas.

The Common Thread Between a Chinese Collaborator and the Chinese Communist Party
By Bonnie Girard
Sun Yat-sen, the father of China’s 1911 revolution, has inspired opposite impulses among those who claim his legacy.

China’s Wild Spaces Have a Major Garbage Problem. Tech May Be the Solution.
By Matthew Bossons
The pandemic has pushed people globally to reconnect with nature, and in China, that has unfortunately resulted in an epidemic of litter in the nation’s wild spaces. But there are reasons for optimism.

Japan FM to Visit China as Tokyo Imposes New Export Controls
By Mari Yamaguchi
Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa will head to China on April 1, a day after Tokyo unveiled new export controls on materials used for semiconductor manufacturing.

5 Years of US Congress Hardening China Policy
By Robert Sutter
2023 marks the fifth year of resolute bipartisan congressional majorities working closely with administration leaders in addressing Beijing’s serious challenges.

The Clock Has Run out on Ma Ying-jeou’s Cross-Strait Approach
By Chieh-Ting Yeh
In 2023, Ma’s dream of dialogue and compromise looks unrealistically naive.

China’s ‘Two Sessions’: More Control, Less Networking
By Jarek Grzywacz
The national political gatherings are losing their luster for China’s richest entrepreneurs.

Yes, China Can Quit Coal. Here’s How.
By Seaver Wang and Lauri Myllyvirta
China must begin to challenge its coal dependence, starting by dismantling particularly inefficient policies that have encouraged new coal construction.

Japanese Defense Firms Unveil High-energy Laser Anti-drone Weapons
By Takahashi Kosuke
MHI and KHI publicly showed off new laser systems designed to shoot down hostile UAVs.

Report: Chinese State-sponsored Hacking Group Highly Active
By David Rising
Insikt Group says RedGolf has close overlaps with groups tracked by other security companies under the names APT41 and BARIUM, suggesting a close affiliation.