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On Monday, the inconceivable happened. China announced it had built the world’s fastest computer. China has always been good at copying and/or stealing intellectual property,… Read More
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The Chinese government is tightening its control over free speech in China. Once sheepish in the face of censorship accusations, China is now touting its… Read More
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U.S. and European businesses continue to find China a harder place to do business with its increasing regulations. This struggle between the West and China… Read More
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For the second time in a month, a Chinese fighter jet has made an unsafe approach to an American military aircraft. This time, a Chinese… Read More
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This summer promises to be a turbulent one for the Asia-Pacific region. As the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore made clear, the United States and China are… Read More
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the U.S. this week for the fourth time in two years. While in Washington, he will hold summit-level… Read More
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This article was originally published in 2016. June 4 marks the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a day that will live forever in Chinese history,… Read More
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President Barack Obama’s speech at Hiroshima was a poignant discourse on the horrors of war. He spoke eloquently of the death of innocent lives and… Read More
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As the United States continues to struggle with adequately funding its armed forces, other nations around the world are developing impressive military capabilities. Case in… Read More
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There is a lot going on in Southeast Asia. The United States has conducted another freedom of navigation operation in the area of several disputed islands…. Read More
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To say the bilateral relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China is ‘complex’ might just be the ultimate of understatements. Consider… Read More
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History remains very much alive in East Asia. Millennia of invasions, occupations, and subjugation form the foundation for present-day perceptions. The predominant calamity for many… Read More
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Bangladesh has become a hotbed for Islamic extremists, and a recent spree of murders demonstrate a move away from democracy and freedom of speech in… Read More
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For almost a year and a half the Bank of Japan has been purchasing assets at around 7 trillion Yen (roughly $64 billion) a month,… Read More
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In the last few days, China has undertaken several new military actions. These include landing a military aircraft on one of their new artificial islands… Read More
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South Korea announced that it is monitoring increased activity indicative of another nuclear test at North Korea’s Punggyi nuclear test site. The South Korean Ministry… Read More
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On Friday China announced its economy had expanded at a 6.7 percent rate in the first quarter of 2016. While this is the slowest growth… Read More
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Typing the phrase “Panama Papers” into Baidu (China’s equivalent to Google) will yield the message “The search results may not meet the relevant regulations, and… Read More
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Whoever occupies the Oval Office in 2017 will face security threats around the world—including in Asia. Stability in Asia is currently being threatened by North… Read More
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On March 16, President Barack Obama issued a new executive order imposing additional sanctions on North Korea for its repeated violations of U.S. law and… Read More
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With all the talk surrounding International Women’s Day this week, it is important to remember the many women of China. Innumerable Chinese women have been… Read More
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As the Chinese National People’s Congress met in Beijing this week, one announcement was the planned defense budget for 2016. Contrary to some rumors, China’s… Read More
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After nearly two months of debate, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a new resolution (2270) to punish North Korea for its most recent violations… Read More
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This week Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera is visiting Washington to participate in the first ever “U.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership Dialogue.” The dialogue—announced last May… Read More
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The U.S. government has reported that China has deployed several batteries of surface-to-air missiles (HQ-9) to Woody Island, Paracels, in the South China Sea. This… Read More
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Some 90 days after the last attempt at conducting a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, the American destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur… Read More
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In a move that will make the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) a more competitive and capable force for any future conflict contingency, Chinese leader Xi… Read More
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Earlier this week Heritage expert Luke Coffey weighed in on Implementation Day: It’s been reported that “Implementation Day” is here, and nuclear sanctions against Iran… Read More
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced a massive overhaul in the organization of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) headquarters structure. This comes after the… Read More
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Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has become the fourth popularly elected president of the Republic of China since the return of presidential… Read More
