Region
East Asia
What Would a Pluralist US Asia Policy Look Like?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While the concept may help soothe worries of a bipolar framing of U.S.-China rivalry, whether it can be put into practice remains to be seen.
Kim Calls for Measures to Protect North Korea’s Security
By Associated Press
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified "offensive measures" to protect the country's security and sovereignty.
China Convicts 3 Researchers Involved in Gene-Edited Babies
By Associated Press
He Jiankui is now doing prison time for his controversial experiment.
South Korean Court Rejects Arrest of Ex-Justice Minister
By Associated Press
Cho Kuk avoids arrest as an investigation continues, but the court made clear the allegations against him are “not good.”
What’s in Store for China’s Economy in 2020?
By Plamen Tonchev
2020, as well as the decade after it, will be fraught with difficulties for China.
China, South Korea, and Japan Make Nice in Chengdu
By Eleanor Albert
The latest trilateral summit comes amid North Korea worries and Japan-South Korea tensions.
Indonesian Muslims Protest China’s Uyghur Abuses
By Associated Press
More than a thousand protesters marched to the Chinese embassy in downtown Jakarta.
Japan to Send Warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Mideast
By Associated Press
The Japanese government has okayed a divisive plan to send naval troops to the Middle East.
On Both Sides of the Pacific, Skepticism Over China Farm Purchases
By Associated Press
Trump says China will be buying “much more than” $50 billion each year from U.S. farmers. Is that possible?
China’s Second Aircraft Carrier: A Sign of PLA Naval Muscle?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
A closer look at the significance of the development for China’s military and its security thinking.
Taiwan Authorities Bust Illegal Logging Ring as Island’s Forest Wars Rage On
By Nick Aspinwall
50 tons of timber worth over $3.3 million were seized in an operation targeting a gang trafficking wood from protected trees, the latest assault on Taiwan’s hated “mountain rats.”
Star Wars: How Taiwan’s Celebrities Became Pawns in the Cross-Strait Struggle
By Jo Kim
The Chinese public’s witch-hunt for “pro-independence” Taiwanese stars dims the prospects of peaceful unification with Taiwan.