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East Asia
Meet the Hong Kong Sign Language Interpretation Group Translating Politics and Human Rights
By Jessie Lau
A grassroots organization is working to boost the deaf community’s ability to take part in Hong Kong’s most important political debates.
Taiwan’s Referendum Mayhem
By Lev Nachman and Brian Hioe
Tracing the political stances and stakes of four upcoming referendums.
What Do Chinese People Think of Developed Countries? 2021 Edition
By Adam Y. Liu, Xiaojun Li, and Songying Fang
A new survey shows small but important changes after the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Fukushima and Japan’s Media Meltdown
By John Darwin Van Fleet
10 years later, Japanese media have not shaken off the constraints that prevented meaningful investigative reporting after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan’s Changing Immigration and Refugee Policy
By Daisuke Akimoto
Tokyo has long been criticized for restrictive immigration policy. Can it change?
Taiwan Prays for Rain as Drought Threatens Chip Production
By Nick Aspinwall
The country is facing its most severe water shortage in 56 years, but officials say water supplies will likely be sufficient until monsoon rains in late May.
The US-ROK Alliance in 2021: Back on Track?
By Ankit Panda
With a cost-sharing deal finally agreed, what lies ahead for the U.S.-South Korea alliance?
Middle East LNG Hedging in China’s Energy Diplomacy
By Tristan Kenderdine
Increased demand for energy will give China greater and greater dependency on – and sway over – the world's LNG producers.
China’s Dangerous Step Toward Cyber Conflict
By Tobias Burgers and David J. Farber
China is changing the cyber game in East-Asia - and increasing the potential for conflict across the Indo-Pacific.
The Polar Policies in China’s New Five-Year Plan
By Marc Lanteigne
The inclusion of Arctic and Antarctic policies within the new FYP represents the emerging importance of the two poles to China.
Remembering the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Tragedy a Decade Later
By Thisanka Siripala
Survivor Ueno Shigeki reflects on the unimaginable 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which decimated his coastal hometown of Kesennuma.
China Remakes Hong Kong’s Electoral System
By Shannon Tiezzi
The changes, billed as necessary “improvements,” will make it effectively impossible for pro-democrats to win office.