East Asia

Interview: ‘There was no overall logic to anything’

A Belgian national of Taiwanese descent has described living through the bureaucratic hell of the…

High cost likely to derail Taiwan purchase of US helicopters

Days after Taiwan confirmed its plan to acquire American-made howitzers has been delayed because of…

Hong Kong pollster ‘had no choice’ but to leave city amid crackdown on dissent

An outspoken public opinion researcher who recently left Hong Kong for the U.K. did so…

Myanmar Bank missive suggests junta seeks more than financial ties with Russia

Recent moves by the Central Bank of Myanmar to promote cooperation between military-owned lenders and…

Seven teachers from high school in China’s Xinjiang confirmed imprisoned

At least seven educators from a high school in the third-largest city in the Xinjiang…

China casts its ‘SkyNet’ far and wide, pursuing tens of thousands who flee overseas

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s law enforcement agencies routinely track, harass, threaten and repatriate people…

Musk’s Twitter acquisition prompts renewed fear of Chinese influence, infiltration

Elon Musk's Twitter takeover has sparked fears that the platform may now be more vulnerable…

Testing Chinese patience

Millions of residents of Beijing, Shanghai and other big cities face not only extensive long-term…

China amphibious assault ship held live-fire drills in South China Sea

China’s largest Type 075-class amphibious assault ship Hainan has conducted combat training and live fire…

Little to celebrate on Press Freedom Day amid worsening media crackdown in Myanmar

There was little to celebrate on World Press Freedom Day in Myanmar, where the junta…

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