Asia & the Pacific

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool - RC137238E550

Why we shouldn’t rule out a woman as North Korea’s next leader

Monday, May 4, 2020

South Korean people watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Seoul, South Korea, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran - RC2T8G9CRBND

Where’s Kim?

Jung H. Pak and Jason Brooks

The Crisis Next Door

Friday, May 1, 2020

NORTH KOREA- In photos released on April 10, 2020, the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center) inspected an artillery exercise by the Korean People's Army (KPA). The North Korean media did not mention the date of the exercise, but it would have taken place on Thursday (9). (NO RESALE)

Kim Jong Un’s ascent to power in North Korea

Jung H. Pak and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, May 1, 2020

A man distributes food to residents living in a slum on the banks of Yamuna river, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

How is the coronavirus outbreak affecting China’s relations with India?

Thursday, April 30, 2020

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 11, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT.

Trump isn’t ready for Kim Jong Un’s death

Thursday, April 30, 2020

A man wearing a protective face mask walks under surveillance cameras as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Shanghai, China March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

Dealing with demand for China’s global surveillance exports

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

April 2020

Staff work to produce auto parts with machines, which can help to save 2 minute and reduce production time to 30 seconds, at a factory in Suzhou city, east China's Jiangsu province, 25 November 2019.China has set up a $21 billion (£16.25 billion) national investment fund to promote the transformation and upgrading of the country's manufacturing industry, the official Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. The fund will invest in both growth-stage and mature companies in areas such as new materials, next-generation information technology (IT) and power equipment, the newspaper said. The new fund will invest throughout the entire manufacturing industry value chain. fachaoshiNo Use China. No Use France.

Global China: Technology

Tarun Chhabra, Rush Doshi, Ryan Hass, and Emilie Kimball

April 2020

A huge sculpture featuring shape of an astronaut is displayed in celebration of 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing mission in Jiefangbei CBD, also known as Jiefangbei Commercial Walking Street, in Chongqing, China, 21 July 2019.No Use China. No Use France.

Preparing the United States for the superpower marathon with China

Michael Brown, Eric Chewning, and Pavneet Singh

April 2020