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East Asia
Taiwan Coast Guard Reports Chinese Speed Boat Harassment Near Kinmen
By Ankit Panda
One Taiwanese coast guard cutter suffered damage in the incident.
North Korea Says Trump Wrote Letter to Kim, Discussed Virus Response
By Ankit Panda
The statement emphasized that even as Trump-Kim relations remain positive, U.S.-North Korea relations do not.
North Korea Launches 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles
By Ankit Panda
The tests featured a new type of short-range ballistic missile system known to U.S. authorities as the KN24.
Fang Fang: The ‘Conscience of Wuhan’ Amid Coronavirus Quarantine
By Hemant Adlakha
The party’s ill-governance of the deadly virus has given birth to a new critical voice: Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary.
Japan Mulling Additional Coronavirus Economic Rescue Measures
By Thisanka Siripala
A third leg of incentives are being formulated to ease the economic fallout of the pandemic on Japan’s deteriorating economy.
China Exonerates Doctor Reprimanded for Warning About Virus
By Associated Press
Li Wenliang was posthumously exonerated, and the police who reprimanded him have been punished.
Olympic Flame Lands in Japan as Doubts Grow Over Tokyo Games
By Associated Press
Even if the Olympics and Paralympics don't start as scheduled, the burning flame could be used as a symbol and a rallying point for the Japanese public.
China, Italy, and Coronavirus: Geopolitics and Propaganda
By Theresa Fallon
In Italy, China is no longer thought of as the origin of COVID-19, but as a friend in a time of dire need.
Taiwan Closes Borders in Preparation for Possible ‘Second Wave’ of the Coronavirus
By Nick Aspinwall
The country has managed to contain the outbreak, but it’s on edge after an influx of imported cases from foreign tourists and returning Taiwanese travelers.
China’s Largest Insurer Must Walk Its Climate Talk
By Peter Bosshard
If Ping An really wants to be an “active global influencer,” it needs to rethink its coal insurance policies.
China’s ‘Development Approach’ to the Mekong Water Disputes
By Zhang Hongzhou
China’s solution to the Mekong’s problems is the same as its approach to most nontraditional security issues: increase development.
Chinese Factories Face New Threat: US Anti-Virus Controls
By Associated Press
Just as China reopens for business, the U.S. is shutting down amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases.