Region
East Asia
‘Terror Capitalism’ in Xinjiang
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Darren Byler, Ivan Franceschini, and Nicholas Loubere, the co-editors of “Xinjiang Year Zero.”
With Yoon’s Election, It’s Time for China to Rethink Its Korea Policy
By Brian Wong and Wang Yingliang
The victory of the more hawkish, China-skeptical candidate means China must rethink its approach to the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea’s Self-Employment Crisis
By Eunwoo Lee
Amid online shopping bonanzas and anti-COVID measures, one-person business owners and self-employed subcontractors have suffered.
Will ‘Common Prosperity’ Reach China’s Takeout Drivers?
By Daniel Alan Bey
Systemic burdens facing rural migrants, combined with the tech sector’s exploitative tendencies, resulted in shocking working conditions for China’s couriers. Now the workers are pushing back.
The Misplaced Male Anger That Drove the 2022 South Korean Presidential Race
By Nahee Kang and Ye Liu
Today’s young Koreans – both men and women – deserve better than Hell Chosun in one of the wealthiest and most promising economies.
3 Possible Futures for China-Russia Military Cooperation
By Brian Waidelich
After the Ukraine war, will China maintain, expand, or scale back its military cooperation with Russia?
China’s 2022 Government Work Report Looks Inward to Economic Stabilizers
By Nathan Handwerker
In a year marked by economic risks, China’s Government Work Report promotes high economic growth targets and key policy tools in order to meet them.
US Warns North Korea’s Reconnaissance Satellite Tests Are Cover for ICBM Development
By Mitch Shin
The U.S. and South Korean military defined North Korea’s reconnaissance satellite tests conducted on February 27 and March 5 as a test for its new ICBM system.
Telling Ukraine’s Story to Japan
By Jon Letman
As Ukraine is burned and bombed, one family builds a bridge from Kyiv to Japan.
What South Korea’s Election Means for Its Technology Alliance With the United States
By Ryan Fedasiuk
Yoon’s election presents opportunities to strengthen the South Korea-U.S. relationship beyond traditional security concerns.
Japan Cautiously Welcomes South Korean President-Elect
By Mari Yamaguchi
Tensions between the two are frozen over, but president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol has spoken of his interest in a thaw.
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Geopolitical Ripples in Asia
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had wide-ranging effects across the Indo-Pacific. The hosts discuss the consequences.