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.
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.
Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi phone call is ‘political calculation’ by military-backed government
Advocates demand full release of Myanmar's former leader after her first contact with family in 5 years.
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.
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
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.
South China Sea
Duterte impeachment: bribing elites is China’s strategy, military official says
Philippine government launches national security probes into Chinese influence.
Laos
China-Laos air base could be another Southeast Asian forward outpost for Beijing
Like Ream Naval Base in Cambodia, Ban Keun could lay the groundwork for increased Chinese presence, analysts said.
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