List of East Asia articles
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ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 29: U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter awaits the arrival of Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Pentagon August 29, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. Parrikar is scheduled to lay a wreath at the Pentagon 9-11 Memorial and participate in a joint news conference with Secretary Carter following bilateral meetings. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) SitRep: Empty Seats in Trump Pentagon, State; U.S. General Readies ISIS War Plans; North Korea Readies Missile Tests
NATO Back and Forth; Russia and Turkey Team Up; Chinese Drones Make a Big Leap; And Lots More
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Chinese newspaper front pages show their coverage of marches held in response to the recent Islamist attacks that killed 17 people, most at the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, at a newsstand in Beijing on January 12, 2015. About a hundred thousand people rallied worldwide in solidarity with France on January 11, with marchers across Europe and the Middle East chanting "Je suis Charlie" and holding pens in the air. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images) The U.S. Media’s Unfortunate Obsession with One Beijing Rag
The Global Times' outrageous statements make for great headlines. That's the problem.
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xi Xi Jinping, Head of World’s Largest Communist Party, Champions Global Trade
Also, Trump's man in Davos says pulling out of global trade deals will be good for globalism.
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Military vehicles are loaded on a train in Steenwijk, the Netherlands, on January 11, 2017, to be transported to Poland where the Netherlands will take part in a major military exercise with Germany, Poland, Estonia, Canada and USA. / AFP / ANP / Vincent Jannink / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read VINCENT JANNINK/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: U.S. Tanks Arrive in Poland, But Will Trump Let Them Stay?; China Hints at War Over Tillerson’s South China Sea Comments
Israel Unsure about Sharing Intel With U.S.; China, Russia Push Back on THAAD; And Lots More
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scs From Obama’s Asia Pivot to Trump’s China Bashing (Or, How to Provoke China Before Inauguration Day)
This week's events suggest the incoming administration might need more, not less, engagement with Asia.
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taiwan-crop Caught Between Trump and China, Taiwan Takes Checkbook Diplomacy to Central America
President Tsai Ing-Wen traveled to Central America to loosen China's grip on Taiwan. But will it work?
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exchange_1130 The Exchange: Why Americans Can’t Cope With Trauma
Writers Meghan O'Rourke and Hanya Yanagihara explore death and grief in the Facebook age.
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BEIJING - JUNE 14: A Chinese labourer works on scaffolding at a construction site on June 14, 2006 in Beijing. China. Despite cooling measures being put in place recently, China?s economy continues to grow. Trade surplus has hit a record high with inflation increasing in May according to official data. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images) A New Way to Hold the U.S.-China Relationship Together
Climate kumbaya is out. But infrastructure cooperation could keep Washington and Beijing from clashing under Trump.
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A policeman stands befoe a pile of ivory waiting to be crushed as workers destroy ivory during a public event in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong province on January 6, 2014. China crushed a pile of ivory reportedly weighing over six tonnes on January 6, in a landmark event aimed at shedding its image as a global hub for the illegal trade in African elephant tusks. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images) Don’t Get Too Excited About China’s Ivory Ban
Enforcement of the laudable rule will remain an issue, while ivory demand in countries like Japan and the U.S. is actually rising.
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gettyimages-630618556 Trump’s New Trade Guru May Actually Be the Adult in the Room
Robert Lighthizer, a former Reagan trade official, may have the legal chops to win concessions from China without sparking a trade war.
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taiwan Ted Cruz Meets With, Texas Governor Gives Possibly Offensive Gift to, Taiwanese Leader
In meetings with the Taiwanese leader, Ted Cruz discussed diplomacy and Greg Abbott gave a taboo gift.
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A Chinese worker fixes pipes at a construction site in the capital Khartoum on February 2, 2012. Africa, where China has emerged as a major funder of infrastructure projects, is growing particularly attractive for migrant workers seeking to earn good money, but the work does not go without its share of risks, as was illustrated last week by the abduction of the road-builders in Sudan and the technicians and engineers working for a military-owned cement factory in Egypt. AFP PHOTO/ASHRAF SHAZLY (Photo credit should read ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images) China’s New Silk Road Is Getting Muddy
The 'One Road, One Belt' initiative looks good on paper, but could become a costly mess on the ground.
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BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - NOVEMBER 19: (L to R) President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club, November 19, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump and Flynn’s Syria War Plans; Mattis’ Tough Iran Talk; Big Week for Trump Nominees
SecDef Slams Russia on Hacks; Asia Pivoting; And Lots More
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MOBILE, AL - DECEMBER 17: President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a thank you rally in Ladd-Peebles Stadium on December 17, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. President-elect Trump has been visiting several states that he won, to thank people for their support during the U.S. election. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) Trump Doesn’t Know What He Doesn’t Know About Foreign Policy
The president-elect sometimes says the right things, but always does the wrong ones.
