List of East Asia articles
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Mahmoud Aloul of Fatah, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Moussa Abu Marzouk of Hamas attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. China Tries to Play Power Broker Among Palestinians
But experts say the Hamas-Fatah unity agreement Beijing brokered is unlikely to succeed.
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A man looks at books written by Chinese President Xi Jinping displayed at a stall during a book fair in Hong Kong. China’s Leaders Just Held a Third Plenum. So What?
How to decode the esoterica of Chinese political meetings.
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Philippine Coast Guard members pass a China Coast Guard vessel during a resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5. China and the U.S. Are Careening Toward a South China Sea Crisis
A failure of deterrence risks pushing the region into deeper conflict.
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Chinese migrants wearing rain ponchos warm themselves near a fire after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Chinese Migrants Aren’t an Invading Army
Myths about “military-aged men” distract from a soft-power opportunity.
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A person with a small dog stands in front of a blue pond, with snow-topped mountains and a bright blue sky in the background. The person is on a gravel surface surrounded by white fences, with light brown shrubs all around the area. The Hidden Trade-Offs of Climate Policy
Today’s green dogmas cannot deliver an energy transition that is fast, just, and sustainable—all at the same time.
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A building with the words "Chinese Imperial post Office" on it. Atop the image is a red stamp with Chinese characters and the words "Chinese Imperial Post One Dollar" in English. The Hidden History of China’s Post Office
What the making of a national mail system reveals about the country’s push for modernization.
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People pose for pictures in front of one of China's first nuclear missiles, the Dong Feng 1, as they visit the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution. China’s Nuclear Taboo Isn’t as Strong as It Seems
New research casts doubt on a long-standing theory.
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Fourier's GR-1 humanoid robots are displayed during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Into the Minds of China’s Military AI Experts
Beijing faces challenges in deploying new technology.
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Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 2, 2024. How Singapore Manages U.S.-China Tensions
The city-state’s defense minister decodes what Beijing and Washington want in Asia.
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks onstage before the start of the third day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Trump Is Giving Taiwan the Ukraine Treatment
Trump’s transactional approach to Taiwan sets him apart from the China hawks advising him.
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Maria Butina (center), who served time in a U.S. jail for acting as a Russian government agent, arrives at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Oct. 26, 2019, a day after her release from prison. Stop Wasting Captured Spies
Russian and Chinese agents should be prosecuted, not expelled.
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Narendra Modi sits at a table with officials behind him and an Indian flag beside him. Modi’s China Bind
India is becoming more dependent on China economically, but the prime minister’s base demands a hardline approach.
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Chinese soldiers in Belarus for military training. Asian Powers Set Their Strategic Sights on Europe
After 500 years, the tables have turned, with an incoherent Europe the object of rising Asia’s geopolitical ambitions.
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Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah observes track laying of the East Coast Rail Link in Kuantan, Malaysia on Dec. 11, 2023. The Winners From U.S.-China Decoupling
From Malaysia to Mexico, some countries are gearing up to benefit from economic fragmentation.
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Emie Kayama (second left) speaks to the press, together with a group of Japanese women who filed a challenge to a 19th-century law on surnames, in Tokyo. Japanese Women Fight to Keep Their Names After Marriage
A critical business lobby has put its weight behind changing century-old laws.
