Tag: Asia

Beltway Confidential

Marvel head offers an insincere apology for whitewashing a Tibetan character

Zachary Faria · May 21, 2021 9:07 pm

Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 brings awareness to military coup in speech at Florida pageant

Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 brings awareness to military coup in speech at Florida pageant

Kaelan Deese · May 16, 2021 12:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with U.S Vice President Biden, left, as they pose for photos at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Lintao Zhang, Pool)

Doubts linger over Biden’s Education Department continuing Trump-era China investigations

Jerry Dunleavy · May 6, 2021 11:00 am

FILE - In this Oct 25, 2017, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping claps while addressing the media as he introduces new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. On a proposal made public Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, China's ruling Communist Party proposes removing a limit of two consecutive terms for the president and vice president.

China on campus: How the DOJ has battled ‘nontraditional espionage’

Jerry Dunleavy · May 5, 2021 11:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket as he arrives for a plenary session of China's National People's Congress in Beijing.

China on campus: Confucius Institutes collapse nationwide

Jerry Dunleavy · May 4, 2021 11:00 am

China conducts live-fire military drills as Biden friends arrive in Taiwan

Joel Gehrke · April 14, 2021 4:55 pm

Passenger train in Taiwan partially derails, killing at least 48

Jeremy Beaman · April 2, 2021 12:57 pm

Dissidents shudder at China’s attempt to challenge US concept of human rights

Joel Gehrke · March 31, 2021 9:03 pm

Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Blinken orders most State Department staff out of Myanmar

Joel Gehrke · March 30, 2021 11:47 pm

Beltway Confidential

China is jeopardizing its Europe and Middle East influence with Iran, Russia, and Myanmar partnerships

Tom Rogan · March 29, 2021 5:38 pm

US-Taiwan coast guard partner to blunt potential Chinese invasion

Joel Gehrke · March 28, 2021 11:00 am

Myanmar forces kill over 100 in deadliest day since coup

Associated Press · March 27, 2021 11:59 pm