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East Asia
US Sees Coronavirus Window to Push Taiwan’s Global Status
By Associated Press
Taiwan’s success in managing COVID–19 presents an opportunity.
How Can China Fulfill Its Rising Meat Demand?
By Layne Vandenberg
Cultivated meat could be a possible solution to satisfy China’s heightened demand.
Japan’s Prime Minister to Declare State of Emergency as Early as Tuesday
By Associated Press
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures, but that there will be no hard lockdowns.
China’s Hidden Epidemic: Domestic Violence
By Sophie Mak
The surge of domestic violence in China amid COVID-19 lockdowns points to the ineffectiveness of its Anti-Domestic Violence Law.
Mongolia Finds a Silver Living in the COVID-19 Crisis
By Anandsaikhan Nyamdavaa
Mongolia has yet to be hit hard by the pandemic, but the precautions taken have substantially decreased other incidences of disease.
What Tokyo’s Lockdown Debate Is Missing
By Kentaro Iwata, tr. Paul Kreitman
Whether to lockdown is not a binary question. We need to ask, under what conditions should we do it?
US Forces Japan Declares Public Health Emergency Amid Virus Fears
By Ankit Panda
U.S. Forces Japan takes precautions as COVID-19 spreads in Japan.
A Return to Form in North Korea?
By Ankit Panda
Kim Jong Un gets back to missile testing.
Taiwan Will Donate 10 Million Masks in Bid to Aid Global Coronavirus Response
By Nick Aspinwall
The masks will go to the U.S. and EU countries, along with Taiwan’s 15 diplomatic allies. Future mask donations will target South and Southeast Asian nations.
Trump Quietly Signs Legislation Strengthening Ties to Taiwan
By Eleanor Albert
With the world focused on COVID-19, Trump signed the TAIPEI Act into law.
Japan’s Nightlife Begins to Fizzle Amid Coronavirus Economic Fallout
By Thisanka Siripala
As stay-at-home advisories gain traction and customer numbers dwindle, music venues, bars, and clubs say they face bankruptcy without subsidies.
On China, COVID-19, and Coal
By Antti Tulonen
Can the EU convince China not to lean on coal for its economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis?