The London kidnapping that changed China
Sun Yat-sen arrived an obscure revolutionary figure, but by the time he left London in 1897, the ideas that helped…
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Fighter jets and street markets: Taiwan’s daily dissonance as tensions with China ramp up
Invasion by China remains an abstract threat, but it is hard to shake the anxiety that the worst could happen.
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Jeevan Vasagar: Why replicating the “Singapore model” is impossible
The author of a new history of the city-state on what everyone who wants to emulate Singapore, from Brexiteers to…
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Misinformation about minorities in India is widespread – and it’s getting worse
In recent years India’s minority communities have been repeatedly targeted by misinformation spread through digital platforms. Data suggests that 2020…
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As China stumbles, the West must ask: what if its rise is not inevitable?
As Beijing reckons with corporate excess, power cuts and a rapidly ageing population, the image of an ever-mightier China is…
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How “Bad Student” is challenging authoritarian rule in Thailand
As pro-democracy protests continue to shake the country, one group is demanding reform from the classroom up.
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Fumio Kishida: Why Japan’s new prime minister has his work cut out
He’s loved by his party’s old guard, but Fumio Kishida wants to prove he’s different from his predecessors. Are voters…
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Why China’s hostage diplomacy will likely continue
Canada’s diplomatic stand-off with China over Huawei has come to an end. But the fall-out for Ottawa and the West…
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