List of East Asia articles
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during the 104th Independence Movement Day ceremony in Seoul on March 1, 2023. Everyone Is on Edge for South Korea’s Legislative Elections
Conservatives fear extinction, but the opposition is deeply divided.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk side-by-side on a red carpet as they pass by members of a Japanese honor guard wearing matching white dress uniforms and standing at attention with their rifles at their sides. It’s Too Soon for Biden and Kishida to Take a Victory Lap
Three uncomfortable questions still hang over the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks into a microphone at a podium while she attends a press conference. Janet Yellen Has a Three-Body Problem With China
The U.S. treasury secretary blasted Beijing’s industrial overcapacity, but it’s a tough message to carry off convincingly.
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An illustration shows a tiger chasing a dragon up an economic indicator line against a graph paper background. The dragon is turning to snarl at the tiger. Is India Really the Next China?
The case for its economic ascent is strong, but government policies still stand in the way.
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Security officials walk with dogs in Tiananmen Square. China Is Gaslighting the Developing World
Beijing’s promises of equality are a guise for hegemony.
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the inauguration ceremony for Taiwan-made warships in Yilan. It’s Debatable’s Greatest Hits
In their 100th column, Matt and Emma revisit clashes over Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran—and how to deter an alien invasion.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to mark the delivery of nuclear fuel to Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu, via a video link from Moscow. Did Russia Come Close to Using a Nuclear Device in 2022?
CNN reporter Jim Sciutto on the return of great-power conflict.
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Fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Dorsey Junction Station in Woodbine, Maryland, on May 13, 2021. ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’: U.S. Officials Warn of Increased Cyberthreats
Washington prepares for a worst-case scenario of attacks on critical infrastructure.
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A blue vise with a U.S. flag for a pin holds a red missile with the stars of the China flag in its grip. Power Is the Answer in U.S. Competition With China
A fight for global values demands a stronger coalition.
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A 19th century engraving depicts the people's uprising in Paris in February 1848. Are We Living in a Revolutionary Age?
On the nature of revolutions, past and present.
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Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga in Shogun. TV’s New ‘Game of Thrones’ Is Set in 17th-Century Japan
“Shogun” is an update of a 44-year-old series perfectly suited to today’s tastes.
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Andrew Sweetman, a deep-sea ecology professor wearing a gray boiler suit and white hard hat, kneels on one knee as he gestures to research equipment on the deck of a ship beneath a pale cloudy sky in the Pacific Ocean. Washington Wants In on the Deep-Sea Mining Game
The scramble for critical minerals is heating up under the sea, but lawmakers fear the United States could be left behind.
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A person walks past a mask display at the World Health Expo in Wuhan, China, on April 7, 2023. Asia Should Take the Lead on Global Health
The region’s health care systems and innovations show how solidarity can shape well-being.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida leans forward to speak into a row of microphones as he answers questions during a budget committee session. Kishida is a man in his 60s wearing a black suit and glasses, gesturing with one hand as he speaks. Japan’s Scandal-Ridden Politics Threaten to Claim Another PM
A political party funding crisis could bring down Fumio Kishida.
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An illustration of Chinese leaders jailed for corruption and members of China's military. The Art of Propaganda
Are brilliant films and TV shows made in Xi’s China?