EAST ASIA

Taiwan is known internationally as the beating heart of AI hardware development, but the rapid adoption of chatbot models by everyday citizens internationally may foreshadow the hollowing out of a key marker of Taiwanese identity.

As a trade war looms ahead, countries neighboring China are stepping up to reshape trade dynamics.

The latest BRICS’ expansion implies a paradigm shift for the group itself and for the international system.

China’s expanding nuclear arsenal could spark a new arms race that Washington should seek to avoid.

China and Russia are waging a quiet war for global influence in Africa—and the United States is falling behind.

South Korean women are combatting misogyny by saying “no,” but what are the implications for the country as a whole?

2022 marked a volatile year for geopolitics, and South Korea, now more than ever, plays a critical role in mitigating global issues.

The United States must secure itself from TikTok — a potentially irresistible tool in the hands of China, its self-identified ideological adversary.

While historical analogies help simplify a complex past, such simplification of select memories associated with the Cultural Revolution allows the CCP to justify crackdowns against pro-democracy students and contemporary independent Marxist activists.

Forging down the path of coercive diplomacy to deal with the DPRK's persistent efforts to become a nuclear weapons state is the best possible option.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated Beijing's strategic environment, negatively impacted its geo-economic goals, and violated Beijing's long-held diplomatic principles. Washington should therefore take advantage of this opportunity by driving a wedge between Russia and China through re-engaging Beijing.

North Korea’s recent overtures risks the security of key U.S. allies and reveals Biden’s strategy as ineffectual.