Region
East Asia
Is China Getting Ready to Clean Up Its Debt?
A number of signs suggest that it might be. It will be a fine line to walk, if so.
Shinzo Abe’s Diplomatic Mission
By J. Berkshire Miller
The Legacy of Bo Xilai
The former Chinese political star receives a surprisingly harsh sentence, even as some of his politics survive.
China’s Big Currency Strategy
China’s growing success in internationalizing the RMB has both political and economic implications.
Osprey vs. Bison in the East China Sea
China, Japan and the U.S. are ramping up their ability to deploy to disputed islands in the East China Sea.
The Human Rights Implications of China’s Slowdown
China’s economic slowdown will have an adverse impact on human rights. In fact, it already is.
China’s Southern European Spending Spree
Five hundred years ago Portugal began the quasi-colonization of China. With Lisbon deeply in debt, the tables have turned.
Can the Chinese Communist Party Still Reform?
Expectations are that the Communist Party plenum will see major policy announcements. Does the Party still have its reforming prowess?
Rebalancing the Maritime Pivot to Asia
By Abhijit Singh
North Korea: To Talk or To Provoke?
By Duyeon Kim
China’s Developing World Edge
By Richard Ghiasy, Stephan Mothe, and Frances Pontemayor
Shark Finning: Appetite for Extinction?
Asia’s taste for shark fin soup endangers a number of species. But attitudes are changing.