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East Asia
Something New, Something Old: North Korea's Next Missiles
By Ankit Panda
The Pukkuksong-3 SLBM enters the scene and an old name, the Hwasong-13 ICBM, makes a return.
The Dark Side of China's Tech Boom
By Eugene K. Chow
China’s tech giants are helping the state build a digital panopticon.
Denuclearization Is Dead, Now Let’s Bury It
By Michael Haas
The US does have a credible military option for dealing with North Korea. It’s called nuclear deterrence.
China, Let’s Talk About Sex
By Eugene K. Chow
A dangerous ignorance about how to do “it” safely is putting the nation’s youth at risk.
Gazprom and China’s ‘Breakthrough’ in the Russian Arctic
By Nadezhda Filimonova
The economic and political logic behind Gazprom's use of a Chinese drilling rig in the Arctic.
One Man, One Road: A Funny Tale of Civic Protest in China
By Charlotte Gao
China’s millennials are participating in civic engagement in their own way.
China Tears Down the Tibetan City in the Sky
By Steve Shaw
China is demolishing homes and evicting thousands from Larung Gar, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institution.
A Stark Choice for Cairo’s Chinese Muslims
By François Napoleon
As Egypt cracks down on Uyghur students, Chinese Muslims in Cairo are torn between economic opportunity and their faith.
China's New Media Strategy: The Case of Liu Xiaobo
By Verna Yu
Instead of hushing up issues it finds embarrassing, China is now aggressively manipulating the public discourse.
China's Artificial Intelligence Revolution
By Elsa Kania
A new AI development plan calls for China to become the world leader in the field by 2030.
China's Window of Opportunity in the South China Sea
By Xue Li and Cheng Zhangxi
Domestic and international stars have aligned to give China a chance to put forward a solution.
How the Calabrian Mafia Discovered Hong Kong
By Antonio Talia
Italian mafia families have begun using Hong Kong as a base for financial crimes.