As Ties to China Turn Toxic, Even Chinese Companies Are Breaking Them

June 15, 2023 / Business and Finance, China, David Lindsay, Military Affairs and Espionage

Companies are moving headquarters and factories outside the country and cleaving off their Chinese businesses. It’s not clear the strategy will work. By Ana Swanson Reporting from Washington June 15, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET “As it expanded internationally, Shein, the rapidly growing fast fashion app, progressively cut ties to its home country, China. It moved its headquarters to …

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They Married for a Life Abroad. But They Never Saw Their Husbands Again.

June 13, 2023 / India and Sri Lanka

Thousands of Indian women have been abandoned by men working overseas, leaving them trapped in their in-laws’ homes and often defrauded of dowry money. By Sameer Yasir Reporting from Gurdaspur, Ludhiana and Mohali in the Indian state of Punjab June 13, 2023, 5:01 a.m. ET “Like many other women in the state of Punjab, long a hub …

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NICHOLAS KRISTOF

June 8, 2023 / Bullies and Scoundrels, China, Nicholas Kristof

Remembering a Massacre That China Keeps Trying to Erase June 7, 2023 By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 “In all my decades of reporting, one of my most searing experiences came in 1989 in Beijing when I watched the Chinese People’s Liberation Army unleash weapons of war on throngs of unarmed pro-democracy protesters. So I was …

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Cyclone Aid Stalled in Myanmar: ‘I Just Hope We Get Help Before We Die.’

May 18, 2023 / Bullies and Scoundrels, Climate Change, David Lindsay, Myanmar

Aid groups in the war-torn country say they are having trouble gaining access to areas affected by the storm without approval from the junta. By Richard C. Paddock May 18, 2023Updated 8:51 a.m. ET “Four days after Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Myanmar, killing hundreds and devastating communities in its path, aid groups seeking to deliver humanitarian …

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A Brutal Sex Trade Built for American Soldiers

May 2, 2023 / Bullies and Scoundrels, Korea - North and South Korea

It’s a long-buried part of South Korean history: women compelled by force, trickery or desperation into prostitution, with the complicity of their own leaders. By Choe Sang-Hun Photographs by Jean Chung Choe Sang-Hun examined unsealed government documents and interviewed six women who worked in camp towns around American military bases in South Korea for this article. May …

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Facing China, the Philippines and U.S. Join in Biggest Military Drill Yet

April 26, 2023 / Philippines

After years of saying it would not choose sides, the Philippines is now asserting a need to stand up to China’s territorial moves in the South China Sea. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from joint military exercises in San Antonio, Philippines April 26, 2023Updated 8:50 a.m. ET 5 MIN READ “When China’s foreign minister visited the Philippines last …

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Thailand’s Most Polarizing Family Rises Again Ahead of Election

April 24, 2023 / Thailand

An ousted populist’s daughter seeks office, fueling concerns that the return of a divisive political dynasty may revive instability, too. By Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita Suhartono Reporting from Bangkok April 24, 2023Updated 10:23 a.m. ET 6 MIN READ “For close to two decades, the military and conservative establishment in Thailand has sought to keep former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his …

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Do We Really Need to Have a Cold War With China?

April 1, 2023 / China, David Lindsay

March 30, 2023 5 MIN READ By Jacob Dreyer Mr. Dreyer is an American editor and writer who lives in Shanghai. 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 “SHANGHAI — I wore red underpants for much of last year. It was the Year of the Tiger, my Chinese zodiac sign, when tradition says that ill fortune will seek you out. Red underwear is supposed …

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The Daring Ruse That Exposed China’s Campaign to Steal American Secrets

March 7, 2023 / China, Espionage & Soft Power, Military Affairs and Espionage

How the downfall of one intelligence agent revealed the astonishing depth of Chinese industrial espionage. By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee March 7, 2023 Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm Listen 50:19 To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. In March 2017, an engineer at G.E. Aviation in …

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U.S. to Boost Military Role in the Philippines in Push to Counter China

February 2, 2023 / China, Military Affairs and Espionage, Philippines

Washington and Manila announced a plan to give the American military access to four new locations in the Southeast Asian country, a growing strategic partner in the region. 283 comments. By Sui-Lee Wee Published Feb. 1, 2023 5 MIN READ “The United States is increasing its military presence in the Philippines, gaining access to four more sites …

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