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Are China and Japan Inching Closer to War Over a Few Disputed Islets?
Tensions heightened after Beijing announces rules for “East China Sea air-defense identification zone” that includes territory claimed by both nations
Taiwan Makes Massive Heroin Bust
Drugs found at airport stashed inside music equipment
Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng on Freedom, Surveillance and Speaking Out
Chen Guangcheng made world headlines in 2012 when he escaped house arrest and took refuge in the U.S. embassy in Beijing, before traveling to the U.S. with his family to take up a position as a visiting scholar at the New York …
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Child labor remains a problem in India, information about soil pollution is a state secret in China and thousands of Colombian coffee growers have gone on strike
Quiet Reception as Taiwan Opposition-Party Heavyweight Visits China
Frank Hsieh’s visit to China suggests a new willingness among Taiwan’s opposition leaders to engage with their neighbors across the strait
Anti-Japan Protests Hit China’s Capital
Tensions over a tiny archipelago contested by China and Japan — the Chinese refer to the spits of land as the Diaoyu Islands, the Japanese as the Senkaku Islands — have heightened in recent months, prompting Japanese …
Turf Wars: A Guide to East Asia’s Troubled Waters
This is not just about China. Depending on the dispute, it’s also South Korea vs. Japan, Japan vs. Taiwan, Taiwan vs. Vietnam, Vietnam vs. Cambodia, and numerous other permutations.
China’s Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in South China Sea
China has declared its establishment of a municipal settlement on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea. The move, combined with an earlier announcement about the islands’ militarization, further raises tensions in this …
Amid Censorship, China’s Tiananmen Crackdown Is Remembered Online
In the years immediately following 1989, the anniversary of the deadly June 4 crackdown on demonstrators in Beijing was marked by smaller memorial protests. At universities in the northwest of the city, students would distribute …
Must-Reads from Around the World: March 1, 2012
The Lady – Exiled Burmese media the Irrawaddy analyzes Aung San Suu Kyi’s prospects for a cabinet post after by-elections on April 1, mooting the health or education portfolios. “Both would be a good fit—she has often …
Linsanity Heads East, Linfects China and Taiwan
America can’t get enough of Jeremy Lin — nor can anyone else. Less than a week after leading the Knicks to a five-game winning streak, Taiwanese-American point guard is the most searched item on Baidu, a leading Chinese search …
Photos: Taiwan Voters Head to the Polls, Re-Elect President Ma
After a high-profile campaign season, Ma was elected to a second term in a vote that affirms his efforts to ease the island nation’s tensions with China.