List of East Asia articles
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A wide view of the delegations sitting at tables arranged in a triangle shape. China’s Good Offices
With the Saudi-Iran deal, Beijing shows there’s a place for its less judgmental, see-no-evil diplomatic approach.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a virtual speech during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 29, 2021. China Is Tweaking Its Propaganda for African Audiences
A concerted media campaign has not done much for Beijing’s image.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, give three cheers during the 104th Independence Movement Day ceremony in Seoul. South Korea Could Get Away With the Bomb
The global norm against nuclear proliferation is strong, but Seoul’s political and economic ties are stronger.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden meet at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 14, 2022. Biden and Xi Are Doomed to Escalation
Neither Beijing nor Washington seems capable of cooperation or building trust.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud (R) during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China. China’s Iran-Saudi Deal May Not Stick
Beijing will have a tough time balancing ties with Riyadh and Tehran.
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Chinese graduates throw their hats into the sky after a commencement ceremony. Lost in Translation
What happens when academic exchanges between the world’s biggest superpowers collapse?
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is saluted by members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) during an international fleet review commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the MSDF at Sagami Bay off Yokosuka, Japan. A Solution for Japan’s Military Mismatch
Given that Japan’s primary threats are maritime, why has it invested so heavily in a land-based force?
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The TikTok logo is displayed in front of a TikTok office in Culver City, California. Is This TikTok’s Huawei Moment?
As bans of the video app pile up around the world, the question is how far the U.S.—and its allies—will go.
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Newspapers in Tehran feature on their front page news about the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023. Saudi-Iranian Détente Is a Wake-Up Call for America
The peace plan is a big deal—and it’s no accident that China brokered it.
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Sanitation workers clean the exterior of the Ping An International Finance Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. ‘Money Machine’ Is Missing the Juicy Details of Chinese Banking
Weijian Shan’s new book is notable mostly for what it leaves out.
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Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force attend a live-fire exercise at East Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, on May 28, 2022. Japan Needs a Defense Industrial Revolution
If Tokyo is serious about protecting itself, it needs to kick-start its military manufacturing sector.
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?
Jessica Chen Weiss on why she thinks competition with China is consuming U.S. foreign policy—and what the United States needs to do about it.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands. China Is Pushing Disengagement With the United States Hard
Beijing paints Washington as an implacable and inevitable opponent.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept. 16, 2022. China’s Ukraine Peace Plan Is Actually About Taiwan
Beijing’s phony proposal lays bare its conditions for winning an East Asian war.
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bts-military-lead-illustration-HP When Pop Stars Make for Secret Weapons
From Elvis to BTS, militaries have long used celebrity soldiers for clout.
