List of East Asia articles
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People walk along Shanghai's Bund waterfront with skyscrapers of the Lujiazui financial district in the background. Maybe China’s Economy Isn’t So Doomed
As Beijing struggles with a downturn, some experts make a brighter case.
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Kim Yo Jong Kim Yo Jong Is the World’s Most Dangerous Woman
A new book profiles the possible future leader of North Korea.
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Numerous national flags are seen in front of the United Nations Office on June 8, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland. Yes, the World Is Multipolar
And that isn’t bad news for the United States.
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U.S. President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer as he tours the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Oct. 6, 2022. The Quantum Chips Are Stacking Up
Why it matters, and how worried we should be about it.
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Workers are busy at the construction site of a lithium battery plant in Meishan City, China on April 6. How to Break China’s Hold on Batteries and Critical Minerals
The security of clean energy is easier to manage than the security of oil.
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People use a sled over a frozen river at the Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, in northeastern China, on Jan. 4. China’s United Front Operations Are Ubiquitous—at Home
One department now oversees everything from religion to winter sports to influence operations.
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China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, attends a press conference at Media Center in Beijing, China. China’s Foreign Minister Is Headed to Washington
The Biden administration has been laying the groundwork for a big meeting with Xi Jinping.
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A collage of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the CCP Party Congress, and academia and industry. Will China’s Elite Ever Rise Up?
Inside the world of China’s richest players.
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Hand-painted wooden nesting dolls stand on a table. Two are painted with an image of U.S. President Joe Biden, shown from the torso upward, wearing a black suit and smiling against an American flag background. Next to these is a doll painted with the image of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who smiles against a Chinese flag background. The U.S. Cannot Afford to Lose a Soft-Power Race With China
Washington’s key diplomatic assets have become a political bargaining chip.
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Three tanks lined side-by-side in a row parade down a broad paved boulevard. Soldiers in green uniforms and helmets stand on the tanks and salute. Behind them is a large building fronted with columns, North Korean flags, and a portrait of Kim Il Sung. North Korea’s Shell Game Is Not a Game-Changer, Pentagon Says
Moscow’s deal with Pyongyang for more artillery rounds will fill Russian gaps—but likely not turn the tables in Ukraine.
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A Confucius Institute float during the parade for the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28, 2011 in the streets of Indianapolis, Indiana. Cultural Decoupling From China Is Not the Answer
Beijing’s censorship has pernicious effects on artists and educational institutions—but abandoning all cultural ties would do more harm than good.
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A group of police officers, wearing short-sleeved uniform shirts and matching hats, chat with each other as they stand on a sidewalk outside Hong Kong's High Court. Skyscrapers and a cloudy sky are visible behind the officers. Hong Kong’s Bureaucrats Don’t Make Good Authoritarians
Local officials are inflexible about implementing Beijing’s orders.
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Dozens of people have dinner at a rooftop restaurant at night with the water and lit-up high rises of the Shanghai skyline behind them. How to Get Chinese Elites to Support Democracy
It may be in their own self-interest.
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A photo collage illustration showing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau frowning, images of Canadians voting at polling centers, and Canadian and Chinese flags Why Did Trudeau Dawdle on Chinese Election Meddling?
A new inquiry may expose Beijing’s reach in Ottawa.
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The headquarters of the CIA is seen from above in Langley, Virginia, on Nov. 7, 2018. Chinese Spies Are Targeting Access, Not Race
Implying China mostly uses ethnically Chinese assets is both wrong and dangerous.
