East Asia

Tibetan arrested for creating ‘unlawful’ WeChat group

Chinese officials in a Tibetan-populated region of Sichuan this month arrested a Tibetan man accused of setting up a group…

2 years ago

Beijing bites back over repeated rumors of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

China ratcheted up its already strong response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plans to visit Taiwan, with the Ministry…

2 years ago

Execution of 4 activists by junta puts peace in Myanmar further out of reach

The execution of former student leader Ko Jimmy and three other democracy activists by Myanmar’s junta could become a serious…

2 years ago

Tibetans returning from exile questioned by Chinese authorities

Tibetans returning from exile to their home regions in Tibet are being summoned for questioning by Chinese authorities watching for…

2 years ago

Chinese rights lawyer Chang Weiping tried in secret as family members held by police

Detained rights lawyer Chang Weiping -- whose lawyers say he has suffered torture in incommunicado detention -- stood trial for…

2 years ago

Chinese strike drone flies near Taiwan as island stages military drills

The Chinese military flew a reconnaissance and strike drone near Taiwan for the first time just as the island staged…

2 years ago

North Korea heralds sacrifices of Korean War veterans as many still suffer

North Korea is trying to encourage its exhausted citizenry to struggle on by highlighting the sacrifices made during the 1950-53…

2 years ago

Execution of democracy icons shows Myanmar junta is desperate to exert control

Why would Myanmar’s junta risk fueling more anger at home and outrage abroad through its execution on Monday of four…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW: Lin Zhao: a short-tempered martyr who idolized then rejected Mao Zedong

Mao-era Chinese dissident Lin Zhao, whose birth name was Peng Lingzhao, was a writer and journalist who grew up near…

2 years ago

Taiwan’s aircraft and warships stage five-day live-fire exercise

The Taiwanese military kicked off a five-day annual live-fire exercise on Monday aimed at bolstering the island’s defense capabilities and…

2 years ago

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