Aerospace & Defense
Russian, Chinese strategic bombers conduct joint patrols in Asia
Russia Defense Ministry says flights in accordance with international law
Politics
Obituaries
Jiang Zemin, China's post-Tiananmen leader, dies at 96
Retired president's tenure saw economic boom, worsening corruption
Politics
Alibaba founder Jack Ma living in Tokyo since China tech crackdown: FT
Billionaire has spent six months in Japan after largely disappearing from view
The Big Story
China's chip industry fights to survive U.S. tech crackdown
Battered by sanctions, Huawei leads the way in stealthily building a domestic semiconductor supply chain
US-China tensions
China to possess 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035: Pentagon report
U.S. sees Beijing developing ability to deter and defeat intervention in Taiwan
Interview
Shutting out China not the answer: Trilateral Commission members
Asia will continue to push for globalization and integration, key players say
Coronavirus
China moves to quell fury over zero-COVID policy
Xi Jinping caught 'between a rock and a hard place' amid unrest
South China Sea
China says it drove away U.S. cruiser in South China Sea
Military claims U.S. ship 'illegally intruded' into waters near Spratly Islands
Asia Insight
South Korea's nuclear option: Calls grow for weapon development
More lawmakers, voters see need for homegrown program as North's threat grows
Politics
Chinese police assault journalist at Shanghai protest, BBC says
U.K. calls reporter's detention 'shocking'; Beijing says he showed no press card
Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong taps Beijing in high-profile national security case
City moves to overturn ruling that lets Apple Daily's Jimmy Lai hire foreign lawyer
Opinion
Xi Jinping has a tough decision to make on China's COVID protests
Ending lockdowns and cracking down would both have high costs
Politics
China COVID protests mark 'biggest act of resistance' in decades
Analysts see crucial test for Xi as frustration boils over into the streets
Coronavirus
Beijing sees rare big protest as people push back on COVID measures
Police urge them to go home but avoid confrontation
Indo-Pacific
Canada focuses on 'disruptive' China in new Indo-Pacific strategy
Plan aims to keep Beijing's state-owned enterprises from snapping up critical minerals
Coronavirus
Protests against strict lockdown hit Shanghai, other China cities
Crowd gather in the street and shout, 'We don't want PCR tests, we want freedom!'
Belt and Road
Thriving on China's Belt and Road, Laos border town ditches kip for yuan
But rail cargo still weak due to zero-COVID while debt to Beijing looms large
