Hi, and welcome back to East Asia Insights! August’s stories share one theme: the growing pains of rapid progress. Across East Asia, AI, robotics and renewable energy are moving fast. But people, consumers and infrastructure do not always move at the same speed. Three things stood out to me this month: Together, these stories show […]

Hi, and welcome back to East Asia Insights! This month’s stories share one theme: quiet change. Across East Asia, governments are making big, long-term decisions. These choices get less attention than daily news, but they may shape the region’s future more than anything else. Three things stood out to me this month: Together, these stories […]

Hi, and welcome back to East Asia Insights! May’s stories point to a quieter kind of adjustment in mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore, where pressure is showing up in how mobility, technology, diplomacy and climate risk are being managed.  In China, that means a stronger effort to adjust domestic policy while holding firm abroad. New […]

Hi, and welcome back to East Asia Insights! April’s selection points to a region that is adjusting its foundations, not with dramatic gestures, but through steady changes in how it manages society, technology, and energy. In China, that means a clearer attempt to deal with long-term pressure at home while staying influential abroad. The push […]

Hi, and welcome back to East Asia Insights! March showed how strategy and competition are evolving across East Asia, not only in technology and economics but increasingly in culture and energy. China is becoming more explicit in turning culture into part of its development model. The success of cultural productions like the animated film Ne […]