Why temples are a top campaign stop in Taiwan’s election | Elections News
New Taipei City, Taiwan – At Lixing Fude temple, one of the largest in the densely-packed district of Zhonghe in New Taipei City, Democratic Progressive…
Argentina Chuckles at BRICS as Russia Takes Over its Chairmanship
Russia takes over the rotating chairmanship of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) from January 2024. It has already planned a comprehensive range…
China targets friendly media, diplomats to ‘tell story of Xinjiang’ | Uighur News
Albanian-Canadian historian and journalist Olsi Jazexhi believed in early 2019 that reports about human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of Western…
2023: Stabilisation After the Shake-Up
The main result of 2023 has been the transition to a new normal in foreign and domestic policy. In comparison, 2021 was a year of…
ASML ordered to cut back selling chipmaking equipment to China
A Touch Bar on a MacBook Pro computer shown in a demo room at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California on October 27, 2016. A Dutch…
What’s really at stake in the US moves to target TikTok? | Social Media
Who owns the narrative? If United States lawmakers are to be believed, it is currently at risk of being hijacked by China, disseminated on de-facto…
‘Certain things require a machete’: House China Committee chair defends approach to Beijing
But that aggressive approach to Beijing has sown internal divisions and dismayed some China experts who warn that the committee’s approach harms administration efforts to…
Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security, sedition charges | Politics News
Media tycoon is the most prominent individual to face trial under the law imposed by China in 2020. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has…
US watching Taiwan elections closely as China reiterates claim to island | Elections News
Last month, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping strolled through the lush gardens of a grand California mansion engaged in a candid, intimate conversation. It was…
Xi Jinping says China will ‘surely be reunified’ with Taiwan in New Year’s speech
Chinese President Xi Jinping is shown delivering his New Year's address on Sunday. During the speech, he asserted China will "surely be reunified" with Taiwan.…
‘Beyond Utopia’ tracks desperate attempts to flee North Korea
“Beyond Utopia,” an eye-opening thriller that captures a family’s desperate and dangerous escape from North Korea, is one of the year’s most acclaimed documentaries, winning…
Chinese Dragon to Pursue the Russian Bear’s Path
The ill-fated decision to start a war in Ukraine has dealt a significant blow to Putin’s stature as an influential global figure. Russia’s prior dominance…
Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen says island’s future must be decided by its people | Politics News
Self-ruled Taiwan, which is claimed by Beijing, will go to the polls latest this month to choose a new president. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has…
Best of 2023: Editor’s picks from the Asia Pacific | Politics News
From the deepening conflict in Myanmar as a result of the 2021 coup to North Korea’s record years of weapons testing and confrontations in the…
China’s Xi says reunification with Taiwan ‘inevitable,’ ahead of crucial vote on island – POLITICO
Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country’s reunification with Taiwan was “inevitable” in his New Year’s address on Sunday, just weeks before the self-ruled island…