China is again seeing a disturbing trend of public figures suddenly dying. In the two months of this year, China has reported the deaths of at least 14 high-level corporate executives. All died of illness, and nine were under the age of 60. The group 14 High-Level Corporate Executives Died in China in First 2 Months of 2024
China is again seeing a disturbing trend of public figures suddenly dying. In the two months of this year, China has reported the deaths of at least 14 high-level corporate executives. All died of illness, and nine were under the age of 60. The group 
An interview with former Japanese diplomat Hideo Tarumi has given insights into Tokoyo’s diplomacy with Beijing. Mr. Tarumi—Japan’s ambassador to China from November 2020 to December 2023—spoke with Japanese media, Sankei Shimbun, on Feb. 18. He told the
With typical rhetorical flourish, former Australian Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating has taken issue with the foreign minister, Senator Penny Wong, over her comments to ASEAN in the wake of the “A-team” spying revelations. According to the country’s
With ASEAN underway in Melbourne today, the Australian government—this year’s hosts—is determined to keep the focus on trade and economic development, and not on Beijing’s growing influence in the region. That’s despite revelations last week that a