List of East Asia articles
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: Ivanka Trump (R) and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) participate in a 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report ceremony at the U.S. State Department June 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. The ceremony honored eight men and women from around the world whose efforts have made a lasting impact on the fight against modern slavery. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) With Human Trafficking Report, Tillerson Rebukes China on Human Rights
The first daughter joined the secretary of state for the report's launch as the Trump administration tries to find its footing on human rights.
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US President Donald J. Trump (C) sits with members of his administration; US Defense Secretary James Mattis (L), US Vice President Mike Pence (2-L) and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) during a luncheon with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) and members of the Turkish delegation, in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump and Erdogan face the issue of working out cooperation in the fight against terrorism as Turkey objects to the US arming of Kurdish forces in Syria. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) SitRep: CIA’s Secret Syria Contacts; Tillerson Bashed by Anonymous WH Officials; State Shuttering Afghan Office
Pentagon Push in Africa; Israel and Syria Spar; U.S. Arming Jets in South Korea
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A landing ship is surrounded by the amphibious assault vehicles during the "Han Kuang" (Han Glory) life-fire drill, some 7 kms (4 miles) from the city of Magong on the outlying Penghu islands on May 25, 2017. Taiwan forces conducted live-fire war games in its biggest annual military exercise on May 25, presided by President Tsai Ing-wen, as the island faces growing threat from its cross-strait rival China. / AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images) Senators Urge Trump to Approve Taiwan Arms Sales
Lawmakers issue bipartisan appeal amid concern the White House is abandoning Taiwan to please China.
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DES MOINES, IA - JANUARY 28: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he speaks to veterans at Drake University on January 28, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. Donald Trump held his alternative event to benefit veterans after withdrawing from the televised Fox News/Google GOP debate which airs at the same time. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Is Trump Tweet Guilting China?
The president's tweet on June 20 was not your average Trump missive.
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LANGLEY, UNITED STATES: A janitor mops the floor at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency 03 March, 2005 in Langley, Virginia. AFP PHOTO/ Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Bumbling Ex-CIA Officer Charged With Selling Secrets to China
A prestigious Chinese think tank provided cover for the intelligence operation that ensnared Kevin Mallory.
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Lee Jae-Yong (C), the vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, is escorted by prison guards as he arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his trial in Seoul on April 13, 2017. Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong attended second trial appearance over involvement in a corruption scandal that led to the ouster of former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) The Knives Are Out for South Korea’s Robber Barons
Business clans have dominated the country's economy for decades — but their time may finally be up.
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GettyImages-671241444 The Lights Are on at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, but Nobody Is Home
The committee charged with protecting national security from risky foreign investments is understaffed and besieged by a surge in cases.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump shows the Executive Order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, January 23, 2017. The other two Executive Orders concerned a US Government hiring freeze for all departments but the military, and "Mexico City" which bans federal funding of abortions overseas. Standing behind the President, from left to right: US Vice President Mike Pence; White House Chief of Staff Reince Preibus; Peter Navarro, Director of the National Trade Council; and Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President. (Photo by Ron Sachs - Pool/Getty Images) Trump’s Five Mistaken Reasons for Withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership
It's still not too late to save America's trading future.
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TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump boards the elevator after escorting Martin Luther King III to the lobby after meetings at Trump Tower in New York City on January 16, 2017. / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images) The Trump Tower Peace Theory
Why Donald Trump's real estate holdings abroad are so dangerous for Americans at home.
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A picture taken on June 20, 2017 shows Mosul's leaning Al-Hadba minaret as the Iraqi forces advance towards the Old City to retake the last district still held by the Islamic State (IS) group fighters. / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (Photo credit should read MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: North Korea Wrangling; Hill Wrestles With Russia Sanctions; Debate Over Syria Strategy Continues
Blast in Afghanistan; ISIS Blows Up Historic Mosque; Taliban Releases Hostage Video
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Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, her husband Jared Kushner, senior adviser to Trump step off Air Force One upon arrival at Rome's Fiumicino Airport on May 23, 2017. Donald Trump arrived in Rome for a high-profile meeting with Pope Francis in what was his first official trip to Europe since becoming US President. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) China Offers to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Ivanka and Jared
The power couple's growing foreign-policy portfolio also highlights conflicts of interest.
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till crop Mattis, Tillerson Slam North Korea After Warmbier Death
Senior U.S. officials are still trying to get China to help rein in the Hermit Kingdom.
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trumped allies Not Dazed, but Definitely Confused: Allies Struggle to Divine U.S. Policy
On trade, climate, foreign aid, and more, America’s allies wonder what U.S. policy is — and who, if anyone, can take America’s place.
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 19: Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman (R in doorway) walks with U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L in doorway) to the meeting with their delegations on April 19, 2017 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst - Pool/Getty Images) SitRep: Huge Changes in Saudi; Iranian Drones Downed in Syria, Pakistan; Mattis Praises Ukraine in Russia Fight
State Dept. Slams Saudi; U.S. and China Defense Officials Meet
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Book Talk: Are the United States and China Destined for War?
It’s a law of nature: rising states and established powers come to blows. But can the Trump administration avoid a clash of nuclear superpowers?
