List of East Asia articles
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A giant depiction of the Taiwanese flag is seen on a street, with two people and a person on a bicycle going past it. What the Western Media Gets Wrong About Taiwan
Journalists flocking to cover life inside a geopolitical flash point often distort the reality on the ground.
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Children play near a large screen showing images of Chinese President Xi Jinping. China’s Secret to Controlling the Internet
The CCP uses manpower, not just technology, to limit speech.
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Wang Yi, a middle-aged man in a suit, puts his arms behind two other men standing on either side of him, one wearing a turban and robe, and the other in a suit, in front of flags of the countries of Saudi Arabia, China, and Iran. What the Red Sea Crisis Reveals About China’s Middle East Strategy
While China has indeed become a regional player, it is still playing a remarkably self-interested game.
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UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti gestures with a flat hand and leans in toward IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath, who is seated beside him as they speak to each other during a session at the World Economic Forum. IMF’s Gopinath: U.S. Economy ‘Doing Very Well’
The fund’s No. 2 official on the United States, China, and Russia’s “squarely positive growth.”
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Two Ukrainian soldiers in uniform and helmets, with guns drawn move across a snowy landscape. Black smoke from an explosion is seen on the horizon. 5 Rules for Superpowers Facing Multiple Conflicts
Ukraine, the Middle East, and Taiwan are part of an unstable frontier—and require a more principled U.S. strategy.
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An illustrated headshot of Doug Beck. The Bridge Builder
After more than a decade at Apple, Doug Beck is in charge of making sure the Pentagon doesn’t lose a tech race with China.
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A man wearing a striped turban and tunic is flanked by other men in similar garb or in camouflage uniforms. A chandelier and curtains of a hotel are seen behind them. How an Afghan Drug Kingpin Became Beijing’s Man in Kabul
Bashir Noorzai was once serving a life sentence in the United States. Now he’s the key conduit for growing ties between China and the Taliban.
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A border wall constructed of shipping containers and topped with concertina wire stands along the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexico Is America’s Answer to China’s Belt and Road
Growing economic integration with Latin America could help the United States avoid the fate of an aging China.
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A worker walks past a poster on the fence of a new microchip manufacturing facility on Intel’s Leixlip campus in County Kildare, Ireland. Everyone Wants a Chip Factory
How the world is future-proofing (and China-proofing) its semiconductor supply chains.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, wearing a dark overcoat, points and smiles as U.S. President Donald Trump talks to him. Behind them is a red carpet and flowers. Why China Is Rooting for Trump
Beijing’s long game would be much better served by the candidate’s policies and the divisions he would unleash.
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People take photographs of the sunset over the Chinese city Xiamen amid anti-tank barricades from previous conflicts in Kinmen, Taiwan. Does Ukraine Offer Lessons for Taiwan?
Two years in, IR experts are divided on whether the U.S. response to Russia’s war will deter a Chinese invasion.
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China-military-readiness-war-us-taiwan-Doug-Chayka-illustration How Primed for War Is China?
Risk signals for a conflict are flashing red.
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A scene from the TV show The Long Season shows three men sitting on a cushioned bench. And older man wearing a vest sits in the middle, and two younger men flank him, one smoking a cigarette and the other appearing to yawn. How Did This Brilliant Chinese Rust Belt Noir Get Made Under Xi?
“The Long Season” is the funniest, saddest show to come out of China.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Korean Ambassador You Chan Yang sit next to each other at a table as they sign a treaty. Both wear suits in a historical photo. Why Middle Powers Can’t Pursue Grand Strategy
The U.S.-South Korea alliance perfectly illustrates the limits of independent action in an unstable world.
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Two Indian army soldiers stand guard during a patrol of the Indo-Bhutan border at Darranga, some 100kms north of the capital of the Indian state of Assam, Guwahati, 19 December 2003. China Is Quietly Expanding Its Land Grabs in the Himalayas
As the world worries about an invasion of Taiwan, Beijing is methodically continuing its seizure of territory in Bhutan.
