List of East Asia articles
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President Trump Speaks At CIA Headquarters What to Watch Out for, Mr. President
17 tips for the new Trump administration, from heavy hitters on Obama's national security team.
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping delivers remarks at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 28, 2015 in New York City. The ongoing war in Syria and the refugee crisis it has spawned are playing a backdrop to this years 70th annual General Assembly meeting of global leaders. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) China Won’t Run From a Fight With Trump
The new U.S. president says he’s ready to stand up to China in its own backyard — but Beijing won’t take that lying down.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks during a daily briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House January 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Spicer conducted his first official White House daily briefing to take questions from the members of the White House press corps. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) White House Echoes Beijing in Treatment of U.S. Press
In its efforts to discredit and control the media, Sean Spicer and Donald Trump have sounded eerily similar to Communist Party officials.
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satellite For Japan, a New Military Satellite and, Maybe Later, a New Emperor
Japan looks to be able to communicate more effectively in response to natural disasters — and increasingly aggressive neighbors.
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HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 04: Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Argentina's president Mauricio Macri to the G20 Summit at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. World leaders are gathering in Hangzhou for the 11th G20 Leaders Summit from September 4 to 5. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) China Made Mauricio Macri a Deal He Couldn’t Refuse
Argentina’s president promised to separate his country’s economy from Beijing. That was before Beijing had its say.
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ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 21: U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis (L) is greeted and escorted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford (R) as he arrives for the first day January 21, 2017 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Retired General Mattis was confirmed as President Donald Trump's defense secretary by the Senate and sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence yesterday. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) SitRep: New SecDef Reassures NATO; China Angered by WH Statement; Moscow’s Military Cashes in After Sanctions
Big Russian Moves at U.N.; Syria Peace Talks Erupt; U.K. Misfire; U.S.’s Army’s Problems in Europe; Drone Killers; And Lots More
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spicer Sean Spicer’s Second First Press Briefing Was Saner, But Few Details on Policy
Spicer spoke on trade, China, intelligence agencies, and also clapping and crowd size.
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gettyimages-632205072 As Promised, Trump Pulls the Plug on the Trans Pacific Partnership
Withdrawing from Obama’s signature trade pact will boost workers, Trump says. But they’re cheering in China.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang takes a question from the media during a press conference in Beijing on July 13, 2016. China warned its rivals against turning the South China Sea into a "cradle of war" and threatened an air defence zone there, after its claims to the strategically vital waters were declared invalid. / AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images) China’s Outdated Foreign Service Needs Rebooting for the Age of Trump
Glitz, glamor, beauty, charm — China has all of that. It will need to use those assets better to manage the new U.S. President.
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A picture taken on August 11, 2011 show two CRH380BL bullet trains (bottom) sitting at Beijing south railway station. State-owned Chinese train manufacturer China CNR Corp said it is recalling 54 of its CRH380BL bullet trains being used on a new high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai because of "flaws". AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images) While the West Fiddles, China Races to Define the Future
Trump will need to work with Beijing, or we risk living in a world that the Chinese Communist Party will create.
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during a session of the World Economic Forum, on January 19, 2017 in Davos. / AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) Davos Diary 3: A Tale of Two Davoses
In which a program full of hope, change, and big ideas is Trumped by hypocrisy and fat cats whining.
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People walk past a television screen reporting news of North Korea's latest Musudan missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on June 23, 2016. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range missile, saying it poses a direct threat to US military bases in the Pacific, state media reported on June 23. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) Donald Trump Is Already Tweeting Us Into War with North Korea
The next president has managed to put himself on a collision course with Pyongyang. Can he cut a deal to stop it?
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In this picture taken on July 15, 2015, people gather in front of a Uniqlo clothes store in Beijing. Chinese Communist authorities have said the distribution of a sex tape purportedly shot in a fitting room in one of Beijing's trendiest shopping malls is "against socialist core values", after the footage went viral. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images) Chinese Are Masters at Blackmailing – Each Other
Chinese spies might not be Russians' equals when it comes to compromising foreigners, but they're masters at the home game.
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WUHAN, CHINA - OCTOBER 18: (CHINA OUT) Potential buyers view apartment models during the Wuhan Autumn Real Estate Trade Fair on October 18, 2008 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. China sees a worsening slump in the real estate market, which has resulted in four months of consecutive drops in housing prices in major cities. At least 18 Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Xian, have announced detailed policies to boost their property market. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) The Paradox at the Heart of China’s Property Regime
What does it mean to 'own' a home in the communist country? Eventually, Beijing will have to decide.
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US President Barack Obama (R) is awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service by US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review in his honor at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Arlington, Virginia, January 4, 2017. / AFP / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Ash Carter Won’t Leave Asia Quietly
A last ditch effort by Obama's Defense Secretary to soothe the nerves of Asian allies terrified by the next administration.
