List of East Asia articles
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Japanese soldiers storm a beach in the Philippines on the South China Sea in joint military exercises with U.S. and Filipino troops on Oct. 6. (Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. Puts Money Where Its Mouth Is on China
The military’s funding boost is aimed at deterring Beijing, but a budget fight could jeopardize the strategy.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses the Hudson Institute on the administration's policy toward China in Washington, D.C., on October 4, 2018. JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: Spy Chip Allegations and Pence Drag Down U.S-China Relations
A new report alleges that China hacked a widely used piece of computer hardware equipment, the White House blames Beijing for the decline of the defense industrial base, Pompeo visits North Korea, what to see at AUSA, and more.
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U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province on July 7. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images) The United States Needs an Afghanistan Exit Strategy
Washington should hand over U.S. military and political roles to other countries, including China.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, shown with their wives Ri Sol Ju, left, and Kim Jung-sook, join hands on the top of Mount Paektu in North Korea on Sept. 20 during the recent Inter-Korean summit talks. (Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images) Hawks Will Only Drive South Korea Away From America
Seoul sees the prospect of peace in sight.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence laid out the Trump administration’s tougher policy toward China in Washington on Oct. 4. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) It’s No Longer Just a Trade War Between the U.S. and China
Vice President Pence’s fierce attack and allegations of tech spying escalate the conflict.
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Then Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) talks with Rick Kimberley as they sit in the cab of a tractor while touring his family farm on February 16, 2012 in Maxwell, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AFP/Getty Images) China’s Influence Operations Are Pinpointing America’s Weaknesses
From Iowa to Louisiana, Beijing has mapped out the pressure points of U.S. politics.
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A panda sleeping at the Shenyang Forest Wild Zoological Garden in northeastern China on Dec. 30, 2017. (AFP/Getty Images) Is the Trade War About to Become a Currency War?
Some experts figure Beijing might risk further driving down the renminbi against the dollar.
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Drug offenders exercise at a detention center in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on June 24.(China OUT/AFP/Getty Images) China Is Treating Muslims Like Drug Addicts
Extralegal camps in Xinjiang are modeled on the country’s internment of drug users.
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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet touches down at Gwangju Air Base in South Korea on Dec. 2, 2017. (Senior Airman Colby L. Hardin/U.S. Air Force/Getty) Pentagon Accuses China of Dumping Products to Undermine U.S. Security
Study calls out Beijing for using underhanded trade practices that hurt the U.S. defense industry.
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks up as he sits beside Chinese President Xi Jinping during a tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing on November 8, 2017. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) Is China Really Meddling in U.S. Elections?
So far little evidence supports President Trump's claim.
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A South African student waits for the arrival of South African President Jacob Zuma for a speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing on Dec. 5, 2014. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images) Forget Stanford, Tsinghua Beckons
America is losing African and Asian students to China.
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Foreign Policy illustration China’s Global Propaganda Is Aimed at Bosses, Not Foreigners
Chinese reporters overseas are rewarded for whiny nationalism, not persuasive argument.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe inspect an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Bayi Building in Beijing on June 27, 2018. MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AFP/Getty Images Security Brief: SECDEF’s China Trip Cancelled Amid Rising Tensions; Payday for Boeing
Catch up on everything you need to know about growing tensions between the United States and China, the Pentagon’s mad rush to award major defense contracts before the end of the fiscal year, the F-35 fighter jet’s first crash, and more.
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Medical staff check each other's protective suits before entering the isolation unit at a hospital in Bundibugyo, western Uganda, during a suspected case of Ebola. Aug. 17. (Sumy Sadurni /AFP/Getty Images) The Next Pandemic Will Be Arriving Shortly
Deadly diseases like Ebola and the avian flu are only one flight away. The U.S. government must start taking preparedness seriously.
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(Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images/Foreign Policy illustration) U.N. Brief: The Laugh is on Trump
China and Russia foil Pompeo’s maximum pressure campaign for North Korea.