List of Asia articles
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Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech on U.S.-China relations. 5 Takeaways From Mike Pence’s Hawkish China Speech
The vice president lays out a wide-ranging critique of China at a critical moment for trade talks.
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Ilham Tohti lectures in a classroom in Beijing on June 12, 2010. Ilham Tohti’s Sakharov Prize Will Drive Beijing Crazy
The imprisoned Uighur economist represents an entire people under attack by China.
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Qu Dongyu, the new director-general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Outfoxed and Outgunned: How China Routed the U.S. in a U.N. Agency
The race for the top job at an obscure U.N. agency tested great-power influence on the world stage—and Beijing coasted into a victory over Washington.
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A scene from "Abominable" taken in a theater and shared by Vietnamese media. Hollywood Is Paying an ‘Abominable’ Price for China Access
A kid’s movie has turned into a geopolitical nightmare for DreamWorks.
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Riot police fire tear gas during a pro-democracy demonstration in the Yuen Long district of Hong Kong on Oct. 21. Compromise Is Still (Just About) Possible in Hong Kong
Fixing the crisis will be risky—but worthwhile for both sides.
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A voter looks for her name on the electoral rolls at a polling booth in Mumbai on April 29. Not Everyone Has a Vote in the World’s Largest Democracy
In state and national elections, many Indians find their names missing from electoral lists—and a disproportionate number of those people are minorities and women.
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A Huawei Lego model on display at the 10th Global Mobile Broadband Forum in Zurich on Oct. 15. Germany Chooses China Over the West
Berlin’s refusal to shut Huawei out of its 5G networks weakens Europe’s prospects of standing up to Beijing.
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A damaged surveillance camera is seen at Tai Koo MTR station in Hong Kong on Oct. 3. China’s Surveillance State Has Tens of Millions of New Targets
So-called key individuals, from drug addicts to religious believers, are singled out in police databases.
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Turkish soldiers and Turkish-backed Syrian fighters gather. Our Top Weekend Reads
Suspected white phosphorus attacks in Syria, sanctions take their toll on Chinese firms, and Britain debates Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal.
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Sébastien Thibault illustration for Foreign Policy Why Trade Wars Are Inevitable
Trump’s trade wars aren’t just about him or China—but global economic imbalances that the next U.S. administration will still have to address.
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Diners at Hunan Slurp in New York’s East Village on July 25. From Chop Suey to Fine Dining
Wealthy Chinese are pushing to overturn their national cuisine’s image as fast and cheap.
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A park in Xinjiang. Xinjiang Backlash Is Hitting Chinese Firms Hard
The United States has slapped sanctions on companies tied to Chinese repression. That may be just the start.
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump listens before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 21, 2017. What the United States Gets Wrong About Peace Talks
Even when the country wants a deal, at least four largely psychological impediments get in the way.
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A U.S.-made helicopter takes off from a frigate. Taiwan Needs a Maoist Military
Beijing can always outspend Taipei. It’s time to think small and mean.
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A man looks at his phone near a giant image of the Chinese national flag on the side of a building in Beijing on Oct. 23, 2017. China’s Record on Intellectual Property Rights Is Getting Better and Better
The country is making the transition from net importer of ideas to net innovator, and as it does, it is finding that good patent laws matter.
