List of East Asia articles
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba meets with United States Secretary of State at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, on February 18, 2023. Ukraine’s Push for Fighter Jets Takes Flight in Munich
But the West is worried that Kyiv might run out of ammo first.
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'The Age of Awakening' Hong Kong Premiere China’s Newest Action TV Show Is a Propaganda Hit
Private partnerships are upping the Communist Party’s entertainment game.
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A cocoa farmer stirs his spread out in the sun for drying in Bringakro, in the Ivory Coast. Adam Tooze: How China and India Could Transform the Chocolate Business
A rise in worldwide consumption would test an industry built largely on exploitation.
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U.S. President Joe Biden tours the TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on Dec. 6, 2022. Taipei Fears Washington Is Weakening Its Silicon Shield
New U.S. policies are eroding Taiwan’s dominance of the global chip industry. Will that jeopardize the island’s security?
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A fighter jet flies past the remnants of a large balloon after it was shot down just off the coast of South Carolina. In a World Awash in Satellites, Why Use Spy Balloons?
And what we know about China’s infamous eye in the sky.
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US China Hawk in Washington Washington’s China Hawks Take Flight
The story of how decades of U.S. engagement with China gave way to estrangement.
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Sri Lankan construction workers along a road in Colombo. China’s Belt and Road to Nowhere
Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy is a “shadow of its former self.”
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U.S. sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon. Spy Balloons Evoke Bad Cold War Memories for China
Covert U.S. intrusions into Chinese airspace were common for decades.
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Dalton speaks while sitting at a table alongside other U.S. officials. The U.S. Overreacted to the Chinese Spy Balloon. That Scares Me.
So unused to being challenged, the United States has become so filled with anxiety over China that sober responses are becoming nearly impossible.
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A North Korean Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile lifts off from an undisclosed location near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 29, 2017. When the Same North Korea Policy Fails Over and Over Again
A veteran negotiator explains how Washington’s attempts at nonproliferation floundered.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the press after arriving at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, on Feb. 4, 2023. Is the U.S. Reaction to China’s Spy Balloon Overdue or Overblown?
Beijing’s botched high-altitude surveillance has provoked a backlash among Biden administration officials and the American public.
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Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon. China’s Balloon Could Be America’s Awakening
An alarming blunder may convince the U.S. public to take Beijing’s threats seriously.
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Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles during a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. The United States and China Still Need to Talk About Nuclear Weapons
Biden and Blinken must not let the spy balloon controversy stand in the way of talks on nuclear crisis management and arms control.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is saluted by members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics
Tokyo’s abandonment of its post-1945 security stance is another fallout from Russia’s war.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting between the members of the standing committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee and Chinese and foreign journalists. Xi Jinping’s Power Grab Is Paying Off
The Chinese leader will probably survive a turbulent time.