List of East Asia articles
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Tah-ray Yui smiles and gives a thumbs-up gesture as he walks toward a white building. Taiwan’s Message to Trump and the U.N.: ‘We’re Not a Freeloader’
The island’s de facto ambassador to Washington on Trump, China, defense spending, and more.
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Three animated women wag their index fingers. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Leads the Wave Back to Korea
The megahit movie opens a new chapter for soft power.
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An aerial view shows several workers in hard hats and vests amid a circular rebar gridded construction site. China’s New Gilded Age Comes to Life in ‘Breakneck’
Dan Wang’s account of an engineering state mixes the grand and the intimate.
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A Chinese U.N. soldier prepares a truckload of aid after it was airlifted by UNICEF in Harbel, Liberia, on Aug. 23, 2014. How China Called America’s Bluff
A discussion with Adam Tooze about his essay on the end of development.
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A photo collage illustration shows vintage portraits of two African American women and a hand holding a fountain pen in front of yellow shapes, ink blots, and scrawls. The Forgotten Fight for ‘Darker Peoples’ at the Paris Peace Conference
How an alliance between Black American women and Japanese delegates paved the way for modern human rights.
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Ursula von der Leyen arrives at a summit. Europe Outlines New Sanctions on Russia
EU measures to kneecap energy, banks, and defense firms contrast with Washington’s passivity.
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A man holding a baby walks along a street in Shanghai's Xuhui district. China’s Plunging Birth Rate Is a Crisis of Belief
New subsidies aren’t selling young people on the future.
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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, speaks at the organization’s Believers Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 26, 2024. Why Charlie Kirk’s White Nationalism Resonated With Some Nonwhites Abroad
He had followers in countries where majority groups feel insecure.
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Jerome Powell scratches his forehead. The Biggest Threat to the Dollar Is Coming From Inside the White House
The dollar isn’t getting dethroned—yet—by outside rivals, but Trump may be doing their work for them.
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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili dressed in a red shirt and white blazer waves in front of a white building The West Is Losing Georgia to Russia, Zourabichvili Says
“American interests in the region are also at stake.”
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Chinese soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in Tiananmen Square on September 3. Are We Overestimating Autocracies?
Russia and Iran have proved weaker than many thought. So will China.
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The words "Hyundai Motor Group" are seen in large letters on the side of a large white industrial building. Trump’s Hyundai Raid Drains U.S. Battery Brains
The United States can’t build the powerful technologies on its own.
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Several hypersonic missiles with "YJ-19" printed on their sides sit atop a green Chinese military vehicle. A person in a Chinese military uniform stands in the foreground. China and Russia Are Winning the Hypersonic Missile Race
But the United States is catching up, with new weapons set to come online soon.
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Workers stack lumber in Eldama Ravine, Baringo county, Kenya. China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa
Beijing should act to rein in a $2 billion industry.
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Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9. Trump Has a Cluster-Bomb Approach to Policy
The collateral damage from the ICE raid on a Hyundai plant is yet another example of Trump’s counterproductive strategy.
