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China’s Preference for Hard Power Is Creating Major Headaches for Beijing
Taiwan’s election result points to a broader trend: China is failing to use soft power effectively, and paying the reputational price.
The Myanmar Junta Is Losing Its Foreign Backers
Increasingly, the junta has no one to lean on except for a distracted Russia.
Abject Surrender of the State to Armed Militia in India’s Manipur
Thirty-seven legislators, including India’s junior minister for external affairs, were administered an oath by the chief of the Arambai Tenggol.
Magazine
Pakistan’s Not-So-Azad Kashmir
Pakistan spends a lot of effort condemning India’s governance in Kashmir. Few are interested in addressing the plight of the Kashmiris under Pakistan’s control.
Markets, Makers, and the State of Play in Southeast Asia’s Electric Vehicle Industry
Across Southeast Asia, countries do not want to simply be a market for EVs. They want to make them.
After the Election: Where Will Lai Lead Taiwan?
Taiwanese voters have made their choice. Now it’s up to President-elect Lai Ching-te – and the reactions from Washington and Beijing – to shape the future.
Ali Riaz on the Future of Bangladesh’s Politics
Despite Bangladesh’s slide toward a one-party autocracy, “the current trajectory is not destiny.”
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China Power
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A New Era for China’s Overseas Anti-Corruption Campaign
In an apparent first, China has convicted two people for bribing foreign officials. The high-profile judgment sends a clear signal: the time has come to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction.
The Non-consensus Consensus of Taiwan’s Election
Major Automakers May Be Using Chinese Aluminum Produced With Uyghur Forced Labor
KMT’s Han Kuo-yu Is Taiwan’s New Legislative Speaker
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
The Iran Factor in the China-Taiwan-US Triangle
China could seek to use Iran as a tool to push the United States farther and farther from Taiwan.
North Korea Tests More Cruise Missiles as Kim Jong Un Calls for War Readiness
How North Korea Deterred an American Invasion in 2002
China’s Nuclear Forces Continue to Expand
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
India Has Good Reason to Be Concerned About China’s Maritime Research Vessels
In addition to their military ties, the vessels have a history of intruding into other countries' EEZs.
China’s Navy Patrols Near Japan and Taiwan
Iran Has Conducted Strikes in Pakistan Before. This Time Was Different.
Taiwan Says 6 Balloons From China Flew Through Its Airspace
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
Royalist Lawyer Seeks Dissolution of Thai Opposition Party
The petition was filed a day after the Constitutional Court ordered the Move Forward Party to stop advocating the reform of Thailand's harsh lese-majeste law.
The December 2023 Marawi Bombing and the Region’s Unending Terror Threat
Dissident Russian Rock Band Departs Thailand for Israel
Myanmar Junta Again Extends State of Emergency Ahead of Coup Anniversary
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
Indian Foreign Secretary Visits Bhutan as New Government Tales Charge
The Indian foreign secretary’s visit came as the new Bhutanese government is preparing to work out its complex border issues with China.
Breast Cancer Can Bring Financial Ruin in India
Can India Leverage Taiwan’s Lai Moment?
India’s Government Announces a Short-Term Budget Until National Elections Are Held
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
An ‘Orange Revolution’ in South Korean Politics?
Ousted PPP chair Lee Jun-seok has started his own political party. Will his New Reform Party become a force to be reckoned with?
South Korean Police Investigating 14-year-old Boy as Suspect of Attack on Lawmaker
North Korea Appears to Demolish ‘Reunification Arch’ as Kim Jong Un Turns Against Ties With South
Relitigating the Past: How to Overcome Recent Court Cases and Strengthen the Japan-South Korea Relationship
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
Japan’s Nuclear Follies
Nuclear energy may make sense in places where reactors can be operated safely, but Japan is a seismically active archipelago.
Kishida’s Unfinished Business: Political Economy of Wage Increases in Japan
Jingu Gaien Redevelopment Sparks Outrage in Tokyo. Is the Backlash Too Little, Too Late?
Japan’s First Moon Rover Resumes Operations After Landing Upside Down
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
An Early Warning Missed: The Uyghur Genocide and the 27th Anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre
Accountability, justice, and remediation for the massacre have long eluded the victims. Uyghurs have wrestled with a difficult question: Why didn’t the world react?
Cambodia Needs a Genocide Museum
How Indonesia Can Win the Global Race on Critical Minerals
To Prevent an AI Apocalypse, the World Needs to Work With China
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
Early Notice: Kyrgyz President Japarov Will Seek Second Term
Kyrgyzstan’s next presidential election isn’t due until 2027, but Central Asia doesn’t always stick to schedule – making early chatter about a second term interesting.
The Unexonerated Speak: A New Documentary Sheds Light on Uzbekistan’s Dark Past
Acute Shortage of Cotton Pickers Results in Coercion by Officials
Central Asia No Closer to Shaking Perceptions of Corruption
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
Engagement Lite: The Logic of Biden’s Diplomacy With China
The Biden administration’s approach should not be confused with a return to “strategic engagement” – combining high-level diplomacy with economic integration.
Would Donald Trump Start a China-US Trade War 2.0?
John Kerry, Xie Zhenhua Exit Roles That Defined Generation of Climate Action
Rethinking US Foreign Aid
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
The Role of Thailand in Germany’s Auto Manufacturing Future
German-Thai cooperation encapsulates the complex dance between strategic competition and global industry dynamics.
Greenflation and the Role of Prices in Clean Energy Transitions
China Evergrande, Facing $300 Billion in Debt, Has Been Ordered to Liquidate
Bhutan’s Long Journey Into the World Trade Organization
Oceania
The South Pacific
Finding Australia in K-Pop
Soft power circulates, with South Korea’s K-Pop influencing Australia at the same time Australia's self-image as an Asian country continues to evolve.
Australia Has No Plan for Climate Change Adaptation. Why?
Australia Day: A National Impasse
New Zealand’s Huge Shift in the Middle East
Videos
Asia on Video
Ping-Pong Diplomacy Makes a Comeback in China-US Relations
Stephen Mull, vice provost for global affairs at UVA, discusses the university's version of ping-pong diplomacy, and the state of China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges.