Korea
Kim Jong Un’s unprecedented day-trip to China shatters Pyongyang’s Korean War myths
Visit to army memorial acknowledges China’s role in the war, downplayed by North Korea’s version of history.
China
Online post purportedly by Chinese students calls for restoring term limits for Xi
Letter appeared on website registered in South Korea with Singapore mailing address, RFA investigation reveals.
Korea
Live K-pop show makes South Korea more real to former North Korean arts troupe singer
“I really am in the South now,” said Cho Mi-young - at her first K-pop show - 22 years after fleeing North Korea
Tibet
China closes 3 Tibetan schools in 3 months; threatens language, cultural preservation
Shutting schools in Golog region, Qinghai province, comes three months after "ethnic unity law" enacted on July 1.
South China Sea
Analysts: China could erode Taiwan’s hold on remote Pratas Island without invasion
Restricting supplies could give Beijing leverage, but forcing a withdrawal would risk a wider crisis.
South China Sea
South China Sea tensions cause China to ‘recall’ teachers from the Philippines
Experts caution against xenophobia, but point to links between educational exchange and advocacy of China’s claims.
Tibet
U.S. to China after demolition report: ‘End interference in Tibetan religious life’
Demolition of monks’ quarters aimed at reducing their population and making assimilation easier, sources tell RFA.
China
China leverages Taiwan’s reverence for Sun Yat-sen to promote ‘reunification’
Shared history fosters cross-strait kinship, but analysts say China’s framing sways only those already pro-Beijing.
China
China’s sanctions on Taiwan allies project its power, but with limited effect
Beijing sent a message by sanctioning officials from Paraguay and Belize, but both remain loyal to Taipei.
Myanmar
‘I hope that she will be free before long’ Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris says
Kim Aris talks to RFA after his first direct contact in 5 years with his mother, under house arrest in Myanmar.
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