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Category: Asia

Our Asia-Oceania desk covers South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Eurasia, Oceania, and most of the Pacific Ocean.

China Manufacturing
Column/Asia

Lessons from ‘Made in China 2025’: Will China Achieve its Vision for 2035?

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Safia Khan

In May 2015, Xi Jinping’s government formalized a ten-year development plan, “Made in China 2025,” to expand China’s industrial and manufacturing capacity...

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Column/Asia

Belief and Boundaries: Peceptions of Freedom Among North Korean Youth

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Nadia Petersen

When you think about the North Korean people, what comes to mind? If you live in the West, the first words that may come to mind include brainwashed, ignorant, ...

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Column/Asia

U.S.-China Relations: Cycles of Fascination, Disillusionment, and Interdependence

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Mohan Li

In 1972, Richard Nixon shook Mao Zedong’s hand in Beijing, marking what many Americans perceived as the beginning of U.S.-China relations. This handshake symbol...

Pakistan Flood Emergency
Column/Asia

Climate Change, Menstruation, and the Cost of Inaction in Pakistan

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Sarah Jeddy

Despite increasingly dire climate consequences, the Pakistani government has yet to implement sufficient or sustained policies to mitigate environmental degrada...

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Column/Asia

The Future of the Mysterious Chinese Economy: China’s New Company Law and What it Means for Investors

Posted on April 12, 2025 by William Zhang

The Chinese economy seems to be heading into uncharted waters. While analysts agree that China has many economic strengths, some political commentators claim th...

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Column/Asia

Operation Abduction: Inside North Korea’s Kidnapping of Japanese Citizens

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Miyu Sarumida

One autumn evening like any other, 13-year old Megumi Yokota is walking home from badminton practice at her local middle school. Suddenly, somebody grabs her vi...

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Column/Asia

Clearing the Air: India’s Fight Against Pollution and the Rise of Emissions Markets

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Aryav Bothra

In November 2024, Delhi once again earned the unenviable title of the world’s most polluted city. As is routine by now, the winter months in the Indian capital ...

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Column/Asia/Arts and Culture

League of Legends Esports and Chinese Nationalism

Posted on April 6, 2025 by William Zhang

On November 6th, 2021, students of Chinese universities rampaged through the streets in their pajamas on a snowy night as deafening screams of celebration echoe...

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Column/Asia

Reputation and Reality: Vietnam’s Push for Human Rights Council Re-Election

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Chloe Ratner

Việt Nam has officially announced its candidacy for re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026–2028 term. The move comes during...

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Column/Americas/Asia

The Fight For Asia: Maritime Law and Assurances to American Allies

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Will Trinh

The United States and the People’s Republic of China are at a crossroads, with both states fighting to assert their influence over the Indo-Pacific. In particul...

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