List of Asia articles
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Five Japanese officials stand side by side on a stage. The four men wear black suits with white shirts and ties; the sole woman wears a blue pantsuit. Three of the officials lean close to speak to one another, pointing at something in the crowd off camera. As Another Leadership Election Looms, Japan’s Real Bosses Take Stock
Nominal leaders are secondary to party power—but the system’s looking shaky.
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First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky speaks at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine at the United Nations in New York. How to Fix the Security Council
Adding members and removing the unilateral veto would make the body stronger.
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People walk on the sidewalk past a building with a Microsoft logo on it. Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Miscalculation
The system is broken, but there are much better ways to fix it.
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U.S. President Donald Trump shows an executive order about Tiktok he signed in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Sept. 25. The TikTok Deal Is America’s White Flag in the Tech War With China
Beijing will still retain considerable influence over the U.S. version of the app.
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A map of Asia shows India highlighted along with Persia and the Chinese Empire. India and the Rebalancing of Asia
New Delhi still faces many obstacles on its path to great-power status.
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A farmer arranges crops in a shape of the map of India while participating in a protest against the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government during a nationwide farmers' strike following the recent passing of agriculture bills in Kolkata on September 25, 2020. India’s Biggest Problem Is Its Own Backyard
The Indian government’s global ambitions are undermined by regional uprisings from Bangladesh to Nepal.
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U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a trilateral signing with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Nobel Peace Prize for Department of War President?
Trump cites peace deals, but most are false wins.
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Mohammed bin Salman, in a red and white checkered ghutrah and robes, embraces Shehbaz Sharif, wearing a dark blue suit and green tie What the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Pact Means for South Asia
The mutual defense agreement could make Islamabad even more risk-tolerant.
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A man in sunglasses stands in front of a Tesla on a street with powerlines and buildings behind him. Iraqi Kurdistan’s EV Revolution
Electric cars were a punchline here just a few years ago. Thanks to Chinese companies, that’s not the case anymore.
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People light candles during a silent tribute in honor of those killed during the recent Gen Z protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 17. Nepal’s Discord Vote Might Be the Future of Protest
The popular social media platform has helped choose an interim prime minister.
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Philippine soldiers on an island in the South China Sea Beijing’s Double Standards in the South China Sea
Taking a lesson out of China’s playbook, Vietnam is building militarized islands.
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Tah-ray Yui smiles and gives a thumbs-up gesture as he walks toward a white building. Taiwan’s Message to Trump and the U.N.: ‘We’re Not a Freeloader’
The island’s de facto ambassador to Washington on Trump, China, defense spending, and more.
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Three animated women wag their index fingers. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Leads the Wave Back to Korea
The megahit movie opens a new chapter for soft power.
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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.