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November 25, 2013

China
China Ups the Ante in East China Sea Dispute

Over the weekend, China announced a new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) across the East China Sea. Already at odds over their maritime boundary in the East China Sea, as well as over their sov…

China announces new Air Defense Identification Zone across the East China Sea November 23, 2013 (Courtesy China's Ministry of National Defense).
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

March 5, 2014

Japan
Japan’s Painful Choice on the Ukraine Crisis

This post is one of a three-part Asia Unbound series on the implications for Asia of the crisis in Ukraine. See related posts from my colleagues Elizabeth Economy and Alyssa Ayres. The Russian decis…

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

March 14, 2014

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of March 14, 2014

Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, Charles McClean, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Missing Malaysia Airlines flight leaves the fate of 239 passengers shrouded i…

International school students light candles to pray for passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, in Zhuji, Zhejiang province, on March 10, 2014. (Stringer/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

April 18, 2014

Japan
Our Anxiety as the President Heads to Asia

Anxiety is everywhere these days in the debate over U.S. policy toward Asia. Here in Washington, there seems to be deep anxiety about the Obama administration’s ability to fulfill its promise to reba…

U.S. President Barack Obama walks among Cherry Blossoms in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington March 20, 2012. (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters)
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound

April 28, 2015

Japan
Mr. Abe Comes to Washington

With hundreds of well-wishers at his side, President Barack Obama welcomed Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House this morning. It was a beautiful, sunny spring day, and smiles were in …

U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington April 27, 2015. Abe is on a week-long visit to the U.S. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Blog Post by Sheila A. Smith Asia Unbound