List of East Asia articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Uncertain Ceasefire in Syria; American Troops on Raqqa’s Doorstep; Carrier Gap in the Gulf
Mosul Fight Back On; Corruption in the Chinese Army; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 With an Eye on South Korea’s Presidency, Ban Ki-moon Seeks to Burnish his U.N. Legacy
The outgoing U.N. secretary-general touts his support for climate change and gay rights, regrets failures from Haiti to North Korea, and calls Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a liar.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Crisis Manager’s Cheat Sheet for 2017
It’s time to start setting priorities for the coming year of war and conflict.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: China’s Aircraft Carrier Making Taiwan Nervous; Russia Hits Obama, Looks Forward to Trump
General Says Two Years Before Mosul and Raqqa Cleared; Afghan Peace Process; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Assessing Trump’s Emerging Asia Policy
President-elect Donald Trump's comments and actions since winning the U.S. presidential election in November offer new insights into the kind of Asia policy his administration may pursue after taking office in January.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What China Didn’t Learn From the Collapse of the Soviet Union
Xi Jinping sees the Soviet Union as a cautionary tale. But Beijing is learning all the wrong lessons.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Asian Peace Plan for the War on Christmas
Singapore proves that holidays in a multiethnic country don’t have to be occasions for divisiveness.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump’s Trade Agenda Would ‘Turn Back the Clock to Another Age’
Embracing bilateral deals and new tariffs, the incoming president casts a zero-sum view on world trade.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Pope Francis Ditching Taiwan For China?
The Vatican is one of Taipei's few remaining political allies, but the Holy Father's desire to deal with the mainland may end that.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 With Historic Defense Spending Boost, Japan Turns Further Away from Pacifism
Pacifism is embedded in modern Japan’s DNA. But rising global threats may force that to change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch: Panda Tries Out Zoo-plomacy With a Snowman
Because soft diplomacy is more fun than hard power.
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY "China-politics-rights-Tiananmen" by Robert Saiget(FILES) This file photo taken on June 2, 1989 shows hundreds of thousands of Chinese gathering around a 10-metre replica of the Statue of Liberty (C), called the Goddess of Democracy, in Tiananmen Square demanding democracy despite martial law in Beijing. Families of those killed in the crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests on June 2, 2010 demanded China end its silence and open a dialogue on the bloodshed. In an annual open letter, 128 members of the Tiananmen Mothers castigated the Communist Party government for ignoring its calls for openness on the crackdown that occurred June 3-4, 1989 and vowed never to give up their fight. (Photo by CATHERINE HENRIETTE/AFP/Getty Images) Could Mikhail Gorbachev Have Saved the Soviet Union?
The Soviet leader is remembered as the man who killed a superpower. But Gorbachev’s gambit on reforms could have worked -- if only he wasn't betrayed by the Communist Party.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump Tweets, Supporters Cheer, China Chafes
Social media gives the illusion of a private chat between the President-elect and his supporters. In fact, the whole world is watching.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Japan Talks Tough on Senkaku Islands Dispute with China
Japan flexes its maritime military muscles.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Korean Reporters Got Fired, Got Active, and Got The President
The raucous independent investigations that led to President Park Geun-hye's impeachment taught Koreans to trust the news again.
