Region
East Asia
Guangzhou Shows Why China Is So Attractive to the Global South
By Gabriele Manca
Move over, New York: China’s southern metropolis is the new global city of opportunity.
Kinmen Is Unlikely to Become Taiwan’s Crimea
By Justyna Szczudlik
China’s gray zone and cognitive warfare tactics are one issue; a Crimea-like scenario is another. We should not confuse the two.
China Treads Cautiously After Hasina Is Driven From Power in Bangladesh
By Shannon Tiezzi
For China, Hasina’s ouster brings dreaded instability – but also a potential opportunity.
Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines Designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site With South Korea’s Backing
By Eunwoo Lee
Japan and South Korea are covering up Sado Island’s dark side in a severe misconstruction of the meanings of UNESCO World Heritage, diplomacy, and history.
Will a Kamala Harris Administration Continue Biden’s Greater Clarity on Taiwan?
By Dean P. Chen
Biden’s vice president seems less enthusiastic about fully committing the United States to defend Taiwan. For that matter, so does her rival in the presidential race.
China’s EV Overcapacity Is Inevitable
By Zhuoran Li
China’s local governments have a strong interest in ensuring the survival and success of local car factories – regardless of market conditions.
Is North Korea Returning to a Balanced Diplomacy?
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
For North Korea, Russia acts as a counterbalance to China in what appears to be an imitation of the diplomacy of Kim Jong Un’s grandfather.
Meloni Goes to Beijing: Italy-China Reset Post-BRI Breakup
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Valbona Zeneli.
The SCO Needs To Be More Than a China-Russia Front Against the West
By Syed Nasir Hassan
The regional bloc has shifted its focus to serve as a geopolitical counterweight to Western institutions led by the U.S., while becoming ambivalent to the SCO’s own core principles.
Taiwan’s Olympic Controversies
By Brian Hioe
From the usual political controversies to a global furor over a boxer’s gender, Taiwan has been in the spotlight several times in the Paris Games.
North Korea Closes Russia’s Anti-Tank Missile Gap With Ukraine
By A. B. Abrams
The Bulsae-4 provides an analogue to the U.S.-supplied Javelin.
Dealing With China Should Be a Key Priority for the New EU Leadership
By Rahul Mishra
As the EU leadership gears up for a new term, with some new faces in key positions, the European Union should re-examine its China policy.