Asia Times

By Qin Xuan, Initium Media BEIJING–China’s served as the turnkey in increasing pressure on North Korea since the UN imposed sanctions in March. So far, the only immediate economic consequence for Pyongyang has been a rapid escalation in oil prices from Chinese… Read More ›

MANILA–In coming days, the Philippines will elect a new president. Arguably, the forthcoming elections scheduled for Monday, May 9, are the country’s most consequential in recent memory. Both the Philippines’ domestic and foreign policy trajectory could take a dramatic turn… Read More ›

ISTANBUL–Many business centers, hospitals, shopping malls and five-star hotels in Moscow as well as signature buildings like the Federation Tower, Evolution Tower and the International House of Music were built by Turkish contractors. But not a single structure built by… Read More ›

Late last year I spent some time with a former chief of China’s military intelligence, a bruiser with an ax to grind against the United States. Halfway through a long tirade about America’s alleged abuse of its global power, he interrupted himself… Read More ›