List of Asia articles
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Indian Army vehicles in Ladakh The Bloody China-India Border Fight Is a Lot Like the Last One
In 1967, a fierce clash over an unstable frontier killed hundreds.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party, during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on October 8, 2018. Pompeo Quietly Meets Chinese Counterpart Amid Mounting Tensions
The top U.S. diplomat’s furtive meeting in Hawaii comes as John Bolton’s tell-all roils Washington.
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Gen. Jay Raymond, chief of space operations, points to the newly designed rank insignia of a Space Force officer Pentagon Not Ready for Space Fight, Experts Say
The Defense Department hasn’t done enough to secure satellites and prepare for greater militarization of space, experts say, as it rolls out a new strategy for the domain.
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers march next to the entrance to the Forbidden City (L) after the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on May 22, 2020. China’s Post-Coronavirus Aggression Is Reshaping Asia
Multilateral responses are likely as Beijing picks fights.
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Then-National Security Adviser John Bolton listens to President Donald Trump speak at the White House. Beyond Ukraine Scandal, Bolton Says Trump Sought China’s Help for Reelection
The incident that led to the president’s impeachment was only part of a larger pattern, former national security advisor writes.
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Rare-earth refineries in China America’s Security Needs a Cooperative Rebuilding of Rare-Earth Supply Chains
China’s dominance in a critical field has created a huge vulnerability.
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Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant pose for portraits on Feb. 23, 2016, in Okuma, Japan. It’s Not Techno-Angst That’s Driving East Asia to Abandon Nuclear Power
In the East Asian democracies, nuclear energy is tied to an increasingly unpopular political and economic model.
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TOPSHOT - People watch a television news screen showing an explosion of an inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Complex, at a railway station in Seoul on June 16, 2020. South Korea Shouldn’t Endorse North Korea’s Explosive Bullying
Seoul is acting as Kim Jong Un’s enforcer in banning private groups from leafleting North Korea.
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Papuan students take part in a rally. Black Lives Matter in Indonesia, Too
American protests are inspiring Indonesians to tackle racism against Papuans.
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Indian protesters burn a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping along with Chinese items in response to the killing of Indian soldiers by Chinese troops, in Ahmedabad on June 16, 2020. Why Are India and China Fighting?
Nuclear powers New Delhi and Beijing engage in a skirmish marking the first combat deaths along their border in more than four decades.
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Indian paramilitary soldiers in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India Has Handed China a Way to Interfere in Kashmir
The revocation of Article 370 unwittingly gave Beijing a new weapon.
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A Muslim family offers a special prayer in their home during the Eid-al-Fitr festival. India’s Islamophobia Creeps Into Nepal
Nationalist media and pandemic fears have caused hatred to go viral.
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Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their tour of the Israeli Innovation Summit in Jerusalem, Oct 24, 2018. Why the U.S. Can’t Get Israel to Break Up With China
For most Israelis, the deals are enticing and the threat seems remote.
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Medical staff in Wuhan, China, during the coronavirus pandemic China’s Health Silk Road Is a Dead-End Street
The pandemic has given China a chance to assert global leadership.
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(From L) European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a press conference in Paris on March 26, 2019. Europe Must Stand Up to China Before It’s Too Late
The EU must defend its values rather than caving to economic pressure from Beijing.
