Why China Doesn’t Mind Being Left Out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
on October 9, 2015
In case you hadn’t heard, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a really big deal— unless you're China.
China Will Not Allow Violations of Its Territorial Waters
on October 9, 2015
China said it would not stand for violations of its territorial waters in the name of freedom of navigation.
Yoichi Funabashi
on October 9, 2015
Yoichi Funabashi is Chairman of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation, a Tokyo-based think tank.
In ‘The Assassin,’ a Director Blends the Fantastical and the Realistic
on October 8, 2015
The director has made a film rooted in martial arts, but with imagery and settings that make “The Assassin” feel almost painterly.
When Palace Museum Meets Creativity
on October 8, 2015
In the minds of most people, Emperor and his concubines lived their lives solemnly.
China Turns Firepower to Soft Power to Try to Win Tiny Taiwan-held Island
on October 8, 2015
"In Kinmen, we can do what Taiwan can't, what Taiwan doesn't dare do."
Chinese Hospitals Still Offering Gay 'Cure' Therapy, Film Reveals
on October 8, 2015
Channel 4’s Unreported World finds doctors prescribing drugs and electric shocks to gay men and lesbians despite Beijing legalising homosexuality in 1997.
U.S. to Sail Warships Near Disputed South China Sea Islands
on October 8, 2015
U.S. ships would sail within 12-nautical-mile zones, that China claims as territory around islands it has built in the Spratly chain, within the next two weeks.
Wartime Sex Slaves at the Heart of UN Battle Between Japan and China
on October 8, 2015
Both countries have submitted competing nominations for inclusion in Unesco’s Memory of the World programme.
China and Europe May Team Up to Snub TPP
on October 8, 2015
The world's largest trade deal in recent decades may wind up creating high school-esque cliques on the international stage.