List of East Asia articles
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Matsuzaki arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland just outside Washington, DC on February 9, 2017. Prime Minister Abe will meet with US President Donald Trump on February 10, 2017 at the White House. / AFP / Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Can the U.S.-Japan Alliance Survive Trump?
Concerned. Anxious. Confused. Perplexed. These are the most common adjectives I heard in Tokyo last week from Japanese officials and experts who are trying to understand the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy and what it might mean for them.
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19th-century-asia2 Does Trump Want a 19th-Century World Order?
Trump’s initial moves are emblematic of an anti-globalist worldview.
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China’s Youth Admire America Far More than We Knew
The Communist Party's is responding with a sweeping ideological crackdown on its universities.
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major_ethnic_groups_of_pakistan_in_1980_borders_removed Balochistan looks ready to blow, and when it does, it likely will spill over
In the ungoverned corners of the world, conflicts simmering under the surface will almost inevitably boil over every now and again.
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CORRECTING NATIONALITY OF SOLDIER A Thai soldier gestures from his position securing a road lined with the flags of member countries of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and regional dialogue partner countries at the conference venue in the Thai resort island of Phuket on July 21, 2009. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived July 21 to Thailand where she will be meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva before heading to the island of Phuket on July 22 to attend a regional security meeting with her ASEAN counterparts. AFP PHOTO/ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How the U.S. Can Retain Leadership in Asia
Secretary of State Rex Tilerson appears to have clarified the puzzling statements on the South China Sea that he made at his confirmation hearing. This is encouraging.
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US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on February 4, 2017. / AFP / TORU YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) Is Trump’s Stance on East Asia Less Radical Than Expected?
The secretary of defense's trip to Asia reassured U.S. allies.
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abe-take-ii Tough Balancing Act for Japan’s Abe in Second Meeting With Trump
He was the first foreign leader to meet with Trump after his election. But now he knows the president meant what he said on the campaign trail.
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Children pose for photos with the Chinese national flag in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on the May Day national holiday on May 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images) Surprise Findings: China’s Youth Are Getting Less Nationalistic, Not More
Harvard and Peking University researchers just upended conventional wisdom.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, impersonated by Hong Kong actor Howard (L), and US President Donald Trump, impersonated by US actor Dennis, pose outside the US consulate in Hong Kong on January 25, 2017. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might never be best buddies, but convincing impersonators are giving Hong Kongers a glimpse of what their improbable friendship might look like. Describing themselves as political satirists, the pair hugged and pretended to kiss as they posed for photos outside the US consulate on January 25. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images) China Is Doing What It Has to in North Korea
And new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson can't change that.
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US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with CENTCOM Commander Joseph Votel (R) as he arrives on stage to speak following a visit to the US Central Command and Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base on February 6, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. President Donald Trump on Monday paid his first visit to US Central Command, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat the Islamic State group. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Mattis, Bannon, and the Pentagon; Trump Misleads on F-35, Terror Attacks; Chinese Ships Cruising
Pentagon Wish List; al Qaeda Raid Gone Wrong; Syrian Executions; And Lots More
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT; PHOTOCOME OUT) Graduates attend a graduation ceremony at Shanghai Jiaotong University on June 20, 2005 in Shanghai, China. According to the Ministry of Education, about 3.38 million college students will graduate this summer, 580,000 more than last year. Graduates face fierce job competition, as the number of graduates leaving colleges and universities have increased since 1999. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) China’s Middle Class Anger at its Education System Is Growing
A change in admission quotas is enough to get some parents protesting in the streets; and sending children abroad.
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xiao The Mysterious Disappearance and Reported Reappearance of a Chinese Billionaire
Xiao Jianhua is reportedly speaking with authorities, his family, and businesses. But what are reports not saying?
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US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on February 4, 2017. / AFP / TORU YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images) Mattis Relieves Tokyo for Now. But Will Trump Turn the Screws?
Foreign leaders are wondering whether they can trust the president -- or if they'll have to work with subordinates.
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BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 25: Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People on June 25, 2016 in Beijing, China. At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China to discuss more economic and military cooperation between the two countries. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) Backing Into World War III
America must check the assertive, rising powers of Russia and China before it’s too late. Accepting spheres of influence is a recipe for disaster.
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis (C) attends a meeting with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (not pictured) in Tokyo on February 3, 2017. Any nuclear attack by North Korea would trigger an "effective and overwhelming" response, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said February 3 as he sought to reassure Asian allies rattled by President Donald Trump's isolationist rhetoric. / AFP / POOL / DAVID MAREUIL (Photo credit should read DAVID MAREUIL/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Defends Putin, but Moscow Pushes Back; White House Moves Ukrainian Border; U.S. Targets Iran in Yemen
Trump to Centcom; China’s Tech Push; and Lots More
