Understanding Vietnam’s Military Modernization Efforts
Between 2003 and 2018, Vietnam’s military expenditure increased by some 687 percent. However, the figure…
China uses big data to select Muslims for arrest in Xinjiang: HRW
A big-data program in China’s Xinjiang “arbitrarily selects” Muslims for detention, flagging behaviour such as…
US Navy Secretary Proposes New Indo-Pacific Fleet
The outgoing U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite has announced that the navy should create a…
China recovery boosts Asian factories, but trouble seen ahead
Chinese manufacturing expanded last month at the fastest rate in a decade, new data show;…
Where Is Uyghur Folklore Expert Rahile Dawut?
Rahile Dawut’s WeChat profile photo has not changed since she vanished. She is still staring…
Japan’s ‘Misunderstanding’ About a Biden Administration
Now that Vice-President Joe Biden is set to become the next U.S. president in January…
Uighurs forced to eat pork as China expands Xinjiang pig farms
Former detainees claim that the forcible feeding of pork is most rampant in re-education camps…
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Worsens; Rockets Fired At Airports
As the conflict in Ethiopia grows, forces in the Tigray region fired rockets at an…
Before Trump, South Korean Conservatives Also Claimed a ‘Stolen’ Election
For Korea watchers, U.S. President Donald Trump’s narrative that Democrats, backed by foreign powers, have…
Middle Corridor Struggles to Find Its Way Across Eurasia
Without China’s geoeconomic policy push, there is still little economic rationale behind the development of…