List of Asia articles
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An aerial view shows several workers in hard hats and vests amid a circular rebar gridded construction site. China’s New Gilded Age Comes to Life in ‘Breakneck’
Dan Wang’s account of an engineering state mixes the grand and the intimate.
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A Chinese U.N. soldier prepares a truckload of aid after it was airlifted by UNICEF in Harbel, Liberia, on Aug. 23, 2014. How China Called America’s Bluff
A discussion with Adam Tooze about his essay on the end of development.
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A photo collage illustration shows vintage portraits of two African American women and a hand holding a fountain pen in front of yellow shapes, ink blots, and scrawls. The Forgotten Fight for ‘Darker Peoples’ at the Paris Peace Conference
How an alliance between Black American women and Japanese delegates paved the way for modern human rights.
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Ursula von der Leyen arrives at a summit. Europe Outlines New Sanctions on Russia
EU measures to kneecap energy, banks, and defense firms contrast with Washington’s passivity.
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A man holding a baby walks along a street in Shanghai's Xuhui district. China’s Plunging Birth Rate Is a Crisis of Belief
New subsidies aren’t selling young people on the future.
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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, speaks at the organization’s Believers Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 26, 2024. Why Charlie Kirk’s White Nationalism Resonated With Some Nonwhites Abroad
He had followers in countries where majority groups feel insecure.
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Jerome Powell scratches his forehead. The Biggest Threat to the Dollar Is Coming From Inside the White House
The dollar isn’t getting dethroned—yet—by outside rivals, but Trump may be doing their work for them.
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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili dressed in a red shirt and white blazer waves in front of a white building The West Is Losing Georgia to Russia, Zourabichvili Says
“American interests in the region are also at stake.”
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An Nvidia chip is seen on screen during the inauguration of Europe's fastest supercomputer Jupiter at the Supercomputing Centre in Juelich, Germany, on Sept. 5. How to Stop China’s AI Chip Smuggling
Trump should strike a deal with Southeast Asia to secure imported U.S. AI chips.
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters in New Delhi, India, on June 4, 2024. We Did Modi’s Back-of-the-Envelope Math on Russian Oil
It’s time for some game theory.
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Protesters walk side-by-side between trees while holding up a long banner that reads: "Freedom March! Release all political prisoners!" in English. Dozens of other protesters march behind them, waving posters showing photographs of detained individuals. Protesters include men and women, some in head scarves and some without. Indian Activist Passes Five Years in Pretrial Detention
The case of Umar Khalid, jailed on terrorism charges, underscores a frightening judicial crisis.
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Chinese soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in Tiananmen Square on September 3. Are We Overestimating Autocracies?
Russia and Iran have proved weaker than many thought. So will China.
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A man in a suit sits on a table next to a window. A desk is seen behind him. The Man Who Made the U.N. Cool
A new biography of U Thant shows how his peacemaking abilities helped the United Nations grow and flourish—for a time.
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The words "Hyundai Motor Group" are seen in large letters on the side of a large white industrial building. Trump’s Hyundai Raid Drains U.S. Battery Brains
The United States can’t build the powerful technologies on its own.
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Soldiers and civilians walk past a destroyed building. Are Scam Compounds the Real Cause of Thailand-Cambodia Fighting?
Intense strikes targeted “pig butchering” syndicates on the border.
