East Asia

Huville

My trip to the hometown of China’s soon-to-be ex-leader.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Xi Jinping's Challenge

Why China's new president has a much tougher job than Barack Obama.

BY KENNETH LIEBERTHAL | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Reform or Perish

The Communist Party knows what it needs to do. What's missing is the will.

BY MICHAEL PETTIS | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Hu Jintao's Legacy

Will China's outgoing leader be the man who introduced the world to a new superpower, or the man who destroyed it? It's too early to tell.

BY KERRY BROWN | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Inside China's Smoke-Filled Room

Sorry, folks: The votes are in, and the ballots have already been counted.

BY WILLY LAM | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Rights and Responsibility

The candidates may disagree on some human rights issues, but the next president will face challenges that transcend partisan lines.

BY KENNETH ROTH | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Trouble in Pyongyang

As the United States dithers, an emboldened North Korea is quietly establishing itself as a small nuclear power.

BY JOEL S. WIT , JENNY TOWN | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

A Stronger Pivot

Mitt Romney would manage relations with a rising China better than Barack Obama.

BY DANIEL TWINING | NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The Angry Pacific

Why the United States is not ready for conflict in Asia.

BY MICHAEL J. MAZARR | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Prosperity Isn't Just a Matter of Wealth

Man does not live by GDP alone. An introduction to the Legatum Institute's latest Prosperity Index.

BY PETER PASSELL | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Littoral Combat Clip

The U.S. military needs to prepare for more operations along the world's coastlines.

BY LT. GEN. RICHARD MILLS | NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Coming to America

China wants to buy its way onto your TV screen. Will it work? 

BY ALEX PASTERNACK | NOVEMBER 1, 2012

One Storm Away

10 major world cities that could end up underwater.

BY ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER | OCTOBER 31, 2012

The Collaborator's Song

We often ask why some people choose to resist authoritarian regimes. But the better question might be why so many decide to cooperate.

BY ANNE APPLEBAUM | OCTOBER 31, 2012

Me and My Censor

A reporter's memoir of what it's like to tell the truth about today's China.

BY EVELINE CHAO | OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Long Engagement

Fifty years after they fought a war, India and China are still on the edge of conflict.

BY JACQUELINE N. DEAL, STEPHEN P. ROSEN, SHIVAJI SONDHI | OCTOBER 26, 2012

Strategic Misdirection

Are the latest U.S. moves on missile defense making it less safe?

BY TOM Z. COLLINA | OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Creation Myth of Xi Jinping

What do we really know about China's new leader?

BY JOHN GARNAUT | OCTOBER 19, 2012

Those Islands Belong to Taiwan

The Republic of China's foreign minister lays out the case for Taiwanese sovereignty over the Diaoyutai Islands.

BY YUNG-LO LIN | OCTOBER 18, 2012

To Renminbi Or Not to Renminbi?

Why China's currency isn't taking over the world.

BY VICTOR SHIH, SUSAN SHIRK | OCTOBER 18, 2012

Red State

Why China wants Mitt Romney to win.

BY SHEN DINGLI | OCTOBER 17, 2012

Huntsman Speaks Out

Republican primary contender Jon Huntsman sounds off on the U.S. presidential race -- and the big issue the candidates aren't talking about.

INTERVIEW BY ISAAC STONE FISH | OCTOBER 17, 2012

What Happens After You Label a Country a Currency Manipulator?

You ask them to stop it.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | OCTOBER 17, 2012

Vanishing Shanghai

Meet the people left behind amid the boom in China's largest city.

BY HOWARD W. FRENCH | OCTOBER 15, 2012

My Way Or the Huawei

The U.S. government's recent accusations against two Chinese companies are seriously overblown.

BY TREVOR TIMM | OCTOBER 12, 2012

Remembering the White Terror

25 years after the end of authoritarianism, Taiwan is still struggling to come to terms with its past.

BY AMBER PARCHER | OCTOBER 12, 2012

The Zero Bound

Japan’s economy is stuck in a trap from which there is no clear escape. Is this what America’s future looks like?

BY TIM DUY | OCTOBER 11, 2012

The Big Bang Theory of Education

Authoritarian countries don't seem to be doing well at the knowledge business. That's probably no accident.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 11, 2012

China's Oil Investment Is Not a Threat

The Chinese purchase of a Canadian oil company is something U.S. officials should welcome, not fear.

BY ERICA DOWNS | OCTOBER 10, 2012

Missiles Away!

If you like frantic arms buildups, here's a new Asia policy for you.

BY JEFFREY LEWIS | OCTOBER 9, 2012