List of East Asia articles
-
Houses are shown on the edge of deep gouges in the land. U.S. Apathy Paved the Way for China in Africa
Despite a strong foothold during the Cold War, Washington has since fumbled on the continent.
-
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova speaks next to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov at the Black Sea Security Summit in Bucharest, Romania, on April 13. How Kyiv Is Wooing the Global South
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on convincing the rest of the world to stand on the right side of history.
-
People release paper lanterns beside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial—one of the only buildings left standing in the city after the World War II devastation—to mark the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan. The Paradox of Hiroshima
This weekend’s G-7 summit is not the first time the city’s national context has complicated its status as a global peace symbol.
-
Graduates wearing cap and gown wait during a commencement ceremony at Wuhan University in Wuhan, China. Chinese Graduates Are Asking Where All the Good Jobs Went
Record youth unemployment is causing a rethink of education’s value.
-
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event at Tsinghua University in Beijing on April 26, 2019. China Won’t Let Russia Starve the World
The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative would hurt Beijing, too.
-
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21. Why Xi Is Ghosting Biden
Beijing’s refusal to talk to Washington is part of a war of attrition against U.S. influence.
-
A man walks outside between two walls formed by tall, white stacks of cotton bales that tower over him. How Beijing Forces Uyghurs to Pick Cotton
Coercive labor is getting less visible, but more intense.
-
Foxconn founder Terry Gou gives double thumbs-up to a crowd at a campaign rally in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Taiwan’s Trump Wants to Make Nice With Beijing
Foxconn founder Terry Gou will be hoping his pro-China message finds more takers than it did in 2020.
-
Telecommunication domes are pictured on a mountaintop along the coastline near Longyearbyen in the Svalbard archipelago. Arctic Harmony Is Falling Apart
An isolated Russia is turning to China for help in the north.
-
An illustration shows a shredded U.S. dollar bill atop a bright fuzzy background for a story about de-dollarization The Bid to Dethrone the Dollar
The greenback’s dominance is here to stay. Here’s why.
-
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha stands in front of Thai and U.S. flags with a hand on his hair as he waits to meet U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Government House in Bangkok, on Nov. 19, 2022. U.S.-Thai Relations Have An Alliance Problem
Regardless of election results, Bangkok will keep leaning toward China.
-
Visitors tour the five-day IDEX defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on March 19, 2001. Taiwan Is Competing for Arms With the Middle East, Not Ukraine
The United States should pause deliveries to partners such as Saudi Arabia to free up weapons for Taipei.
-
Chinese President Xi Jinping, standing behind a podium, speaks at a news conference at the end of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in 2017. China Is a Loan Shark With No Legs Left to Break
Beijing’s conversion into a major creditor has upended international finance—and not in a good way.
-
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi on April 15. Biden Hopes for Vietnam Breakthrough
Washington and Hanoi have been inching closer, but it’s a complicated dance.
-
An aerial photo of a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factory in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Taiwan Needs Business Help to Harden Its Economy Against China
Beijing is looking for ways to harm its neighbor other than invasion.
