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October 12, 2017

China
Making Sense of China’s Nineteenth Party Congress

As China’s senior Communist Party members anoint its future leaders, President Xi Jinping is poised to solidify his position and power at next week’s party congress.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijng to celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of the People's Liberation Army, August 1, 2017.

October 12, 2011

South Korea
State of the U.S.-ROK Alliance

H.E. Han Sung-Joo May 14, 2010. (Arnd Wiegmann/Courtesy Reuters) In anticipation of South Korean president Lee Myung-bak’s state visit this week, I asked former South Korean foreign minister and amb…

Chairman of South Korea’s bid committee Sung-Joo Han submits the official bid book for the 2022 Soccer World Cup to FIFA President Blatter in Zurich

January 11, 2024

Taiwan
Virtual Media Briefing: Elections in Taiwan

Panelists discuss the upcoming elections in Taiwan to select a new president and legislature. STARES: Thanks very much, Emily. Good day, everyone. Welcome to this Council on Foreign Relations brie…

Play Individual casts ballot for legislative elections in Taipei

November 5, 2013

China
China’s Xinjiang Problem

This post first appeared on CNN’s GPS blog and can be found here. In the aftermath of an apparent suicide attack in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on October 27 that injured dozens of people and killed …

A child looks out from a door as a Uighur woman walks by in a residential area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region on October 31, 2013 (Michael Martina/Courtesy Reuters).

March 7, 2014

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of March 7, 2014

Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, Charles McClean, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Mass stabbing in Kunming, China, leaves thirty-three dead and 130 injured. Ei…

Policemen check unclaimed luggage at a square outside the Kunming railway station after a knife attack, in Kunming, Yunnan province on March 2, 2014. (Stringer/Courtesy Reuters)