List of East Asia articles
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A film still shows people running in the street from an attack. A government building and the Taiwanese flag is seen in the background. Can TV Help Prepare for Invasion?
Taiwan’s “Zero Day Attack” sets an example other threatened states can follow.
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A woman stands behind a sheet of solar panel material, made up of smaller blue rectangles. Her arms are outstretched to either side to hold the panels up. She wears a hair net and a surgical mask as well as a white lab coat. The metal scaffolding of a workshop or factory floor is visible behind her. Trump Cedes the Clean Energy Lead to China
As Washington turns its back on wind and solar, Beijing is racing ahead.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping appear at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23, 2024. Why India Should Not Walk Into the China-Russia Trap
New Delhi has other options, and the standoff with Washington may not last.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 4, 2016. China and India May Be Moving Toward a More Coordinated Foreign Policy
What to watch for during Modi’s first trip to China since 2018.
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A man works at the construction site of a residential skyscraper in Shanghai on Nov. 29, 2016. If Americans Are Lawyers and the Chinese Are Engineers, Who Is Going to Win?
A new book argues that the world’s two biggest economies need a bit more of each other’s cultures.
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A quadcopter drone hovers against a cloudy gray sky above a muddy road crowded with emergency responders and vehicles. A sack hangs from a rope tied to the drone. Emergency workers in bright orange uniforms and hats look up to watch the drone as it moves. The Future Is Being Delivered by Chinese Drones
Washington needs to move quickly if it hopes to compete in this critical industry.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sidelines of the 2017 BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on Sept. 5, 2017. Why the Global South Won’t Give Up on China
The United States is pressuring developing countries to make a binary choice without making itself a better choice.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Aug. 19. This Isn’t India-China Rapprochement
New Delhi is making a bad bet on Beijing as its relationship with Washington sours.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 26, 2019. In the Middle East, a Cold War Redux?
China and the U.S. are competing for influence in the troubled region.
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Street art shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a section of the former Berlin Wall at Mauerpark in Berlin. Trump Might Sell Out Taiwan—Here’s How to Prevent It
Taipei needs to spend more on defense and invest more in the U.S.
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Two stockbrokers, one man and one woman, are seen from the side as they sit in front of large bays of monitors displaying line charts and lists of numbers. The man is closer to the camera, wearing glasses and a short-sleeve white shirt, and he smiles slightly as he looks up at a screen. Why Has Korea’s Stock Market Gone Wild?
President Lee Jae-myung is taking on entrenched family interests.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a document signing after their talks at the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv on Aug. 23, 2024. Is Ukraine the Future of Asia?
Washington’s switch to accommodating Moscow’s geopolitical goals sends an ominous signal.
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French President Emmanuel Macron talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (on screen) during a video meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing to discuss next steps for Ukraine at the Fort de Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France. World Leaders Debrief Trump’s Meetings With Zelensky and Putin
Roughly three dozen world leaders gathered virtually to discuss a path to ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
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A person in a soldier's uniform carries the flag of imperial Japan outside of a shrine as people walk by in the background. When Will World War II End in Japan?
Silence on the official history of 1939 to 1945 has led to a flowering of creative interpretations.
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Three men and a woman are seated outdoors. China Is Still Afraid of Losing World War II
In the long Asian wars, being the victor in 1945 meant little.
