China
Central Asia
1. | High expectations in Uzbekistan https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2022/02/08/high-expectations-in-uzbekistan/ |
2. | Kyrgyzstan prosecutors threaten to take sting out of critical media https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstan-prosecutors-threaten-to-take-sting-out-of-critical-media |
3. | Kazakhstan’s longtime “leader” is out, but the regime he built remains https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/kazakhstan-s-longtime-leader-out-but-regime-he-built-remains |
4. | The US, China and Central Asia: Towards A New Great Game? https://thenewvoice.co.uk/the-us-china-and-central-asia-towards-a-new-great-game/ |
5. | Turkmenistan to hold early presidential election on March 12 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/12/turkmenistan-to-hold-early-presidential-election-on-march-12 |
East Asia
1. | Japan and IAEA discuss plan to release treated Fukushima water into sea https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/14/national/fukushima-water-iaea/ |
2. | Ukraine crisis ‘impacts’ Indo-Pacific, Blinken says at Quad meeting https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukraine-crisis/Ukraine-crisis-impacts-Indo-Pacific-Blinken-says-at-Quad-meeting |
3. | Japan offers gas to Europe over Ukraine fears https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-offers-gas-to-europe-over-ukraine-fears |
4. | Indonesia to buy Rafale fighter jets, as US approves F-15 plan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/10/us-approves-major-14-billion-arms-sale-to-indonesia |
5. | Moon warns of crisis if N Korea resumes long-range missile tests https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/10/moon-warns-of-crisis-if-n-korea-resumes-long-range-missile-tests |
6. | Pentagon chief discusses North Korean threat with Japan, South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pentagon-chief-discusses-north-korean-threat-with-japan-south-korea |