East Asia

As the controversial Russian mercenary group is diverting its attention to Ukraine, China’s PSCs have a window to expand their engagement in African countries.

In a national first, a victim of childhood sexual abuse was awarded financial compensation and public apology in Chinese civil court – even after the statute of limitations lapsed.

The U.S. called it a “routine Taiwan Strait transit” while China pledged to “strengthen patrol law enforcement in waters under China’s jurisdiction.”

Beijing’s strategic partnership with Palestine and its potential to mediate the conflict challenges U.S. dominance in the region.

U.S. strategists have long hypothesized that the weapon could play a major role in a war with China. Now Beijing is watching how it is being used by Ukraine's military.

Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute will cancel about one-fourth of its regular survey questions, which have been a valuable gauge of public sentiment in the city.

In this case, the trip itself was the deliverable.

Despite the bad press that it generated, Canadian Bob Pickard's resignation from the Beijing-based development bank is unlikely to have a lasting impact.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken set low goals for his visit to Beijing this week, and he met them.

Insights from Miranda Priebe 

Japan has been rocked by allegations that the late J-pop music mogul Johnny Kitagawa was a serial sexual predator. 

A Chinese action movie may offer a preview of conflicts yet to unfold.