John Parker
A First-Hand Report from a ‘Jasmine Rally’ in Shanghai
Will the wave of change sweeping the Middle East spread to the Far East and hasten political reform in the world’s largest unelected dictatorship?
Violent Incident Mars Status-Quo-Affirming Taiwan Election
Taiwan's midterm election was marred by a bizarre assassination attempt against KMT politician Sean Lien — either a conspiracy or a case of mistaken identity, depending on whom you talk to.
America’s Grim Options on North Korea
It's now time to bring our full national power to bear on the North Korean problem.
Dr. Hwang Jang-Yop, Highest Ranking North Korean Defector, Dead at 87
Pursued by assassins almost until the day he died, Hwang provided the West with intimate knowledge of the Kim family and the secretive society they led. This election season, spare a moment to remember the bravest Korean you've never heard of.
Why Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize Matters
Some day, we may look back on this moment in Chinese history and point to it as the beginning of the end of the Chinese Communist "dynasty."
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