List of Asia articles
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A group of officials sit at a wooden table in front of a large wall mural depicting a rural scene of a foggy green landscape with mountains and a lake. Chinese President Xi Jinping sits at the head of the table, facing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sits to his right. China Isn’t Buying Biden’s Balancing Act
Antony Blinken’s frosty reception demonstrates the limits of Washington’s China strategy.
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A textural drawn illustraiton shows a robotic AI arm stabbing a flag through a globe wireframe containing two wrestling human-shaped figures with U.S. and China colors on each for a story about global competition over artificial intelligence. AI Is Winning the AI Race
Success isn’t just staying ahead of China.
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A demonstrator raises a three-fingered salute during mass protests against the military coup in Myanmar. Inside Myanmar’s Shadow Government in Washington
Exiled officials are trying to keep the flame of democracy alive from afar.
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Political activists wave the Pakistani national flag in front of the Martyrs' Memorial monument in Lahore on Sept. 6, 2020. Did Pakistan Just Overhaul Its Nuclear Doctrine?
A comment from a senior figure about “zero-range” weapons could signal a dramatic—and dangerous—shift in Islamabad’s nuclear strategy.
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Children perform during a Chinese New Year celebration in a Mandarin immersion program at Marian Bergeson Elementary School in Laguna Niguel, California. Have Mandarin Immersion Schools Lost Their Luster?
Striving parents once saw it as the language of the future, but attitudes to school immersion programs in the U.S. are changing.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden during the G-20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on Nov. 15, 2022. India and the U.S. Can Together Make Tech More Accessible to All
A strategic partnership of two great democracies will counter the rising influence of techno-authoritarians.
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An anti-aircraft gun is positioned in a muddy field in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on a misty day. In the foreground, a slope rises from the field, covered in rocks, moss, and small plants. India and China Are Locked in a Cycle of Mutual Spite
The expulsion of journalists shows how far the relationship has deteriorated.
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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape (left) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on during a joint press conference in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The U.S. flag and the Papua New Guinea flag flank each man in the background. The Pacific Is Becoming a Testing Ground for Green Geopolitics
U.S. environmental measures have China as an unspoken target.
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U.S. President Joe Biden (R) gestures with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment meeting at the G-20 summit in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. Why India and the U.S. Are Closer Than Ever
Defense deals and tech ties underpin Modi’s visit to Washington.
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Two white balloons float near a Chinese flag during a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington. Let’s Stop Pretending Spying Is a Big Deal
In great-power competition there is no such thing as minding one’s own business.
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U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walk in front of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv. A Drawn-Out Ukraine War Should Not Change U.S. Strategy
It’s in Washington’s interest to make the best possible use of Moscow’s barbaric folly.
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A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factory in Nanjing. Why Taiwan Has a Lock on the World’s Chip Market
Chris Miller explains why it’s so difficult to make high-end semiconductors—and how a war over Taiwan could induce a global crisis.
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Uniformed and armed Indian military personnel walk across a green field, some in small groups and some alone. Behind them are tree-covered mountains and a cloudy sky. Modi Can’t Look Away From Manipur
Ethnic violence in India’s remote northeast could have repercussions on the border with China—and beyond.
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This photo taken on March 7 shows a cargo ship powered by LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) loaded with containers at a port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province. China’s Big Gas Bet Raises Questions About Complicity With Russia
Chinese-linked firms went on a spree of deals in the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine.
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New Afghan Air Force pilots attend a class at the air force university in Kabul. Former Afghan Pilots Remain Grounded, Hunted by Taliban
Afghanistan’s top guns have no easy path to a new life.
