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East Asia
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Is Making a Long-Awaited trip to China This Week
By Fatima Hussein
Yellen will visit China from July 6-9, becoming the second U.S. Cabinet-level official to visit Beijing within a month.
Mongolia Leans in to Feminist Foreign Policy
By Leonie Stamm
Last week, Mongolia hosted a “Female Foreign Ministers’ Meeting,” bringing together several countries discussing feminist foreign policy.
Will Japan and South Korea Issue a New Joint Declaration?
By Takahashi Kosuke
In comments to The Diplomat, Prime Minister Kishida refrained from predictions about a second joint declaration to update one issued a quarter of a century ago.
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Edges Closer to Discharging Treated Wastewater Into Pacific
By Thisanka Siripala
The controversial release of treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is moving forward despite opposition.
China Isn’t Losing Sleep Over ChatGPT
By Micah Musser
If there is an “AI race” between China and the U.S., it’s not over generative AI or language modeling.
Preventing a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Taiwan
By Eric James
A cross-strait conflict would involve tremendous human suffering – and major difficulties in providing humanitarian aid.
US Flies Nuclear-Capable Bombers to Korean Peninsula
By Hyung-jin Kim
The flyover is the latest in a series of temporary U.S. deployments of strategic assets in South Korea in response to North Korea’s push to expand its nuclear arsenal.
China’s Massive Economic Stimulus Is Not Coming Back
By Yuan Jiang
Beijing is signaling that its approach this time will be different, with more appetite to ride out economic difficulties.
The China-Russia Partnership After Prigozhin’s Mutiny: The View From Beijing
By Michael Clarke
While Chinese analysts – and likely the government – recognize the weaknesses of the Putin regime, Beijing is unlikely to fundamentally reassess its alignment with Moscow in the near term.
Between the Superpowers: What Is Germany’s China Policy?
By Christiane Heidbrink
Those hoping the new National Security Strategy would iron out the contradictions in Berlin’s China policy will likely come away disappointed.
Japan’s Victims of Forced Sterilizations Fight For State Compensation
By Thisanka Siripala
The government is taking a tough stance against compensating victims of the erstwhile Eugenic Protection Law.
Does the China-Africa Trade Expo Matter?
By Ovigwe Eguegu and Hannah Ryder
The third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) will need to build on past lessons and successes to really reshape China-Africa trade.