East Asia Forum

ISSN 2330-717X

How COVID-19 May Accelerate Hukou Reform In China – Analysis

By Cai Fang* Hukou, the Chinese household registration system, is a legacy of the Chinese planned economy that, after over 40

By Atharva Deshmukh and Pranav Bafna* The old Chinese saying to cross the river by feeling the stones offers insight

By James Curran* Occasionally the mask of American officialdom drops to reveal what it really thinks of Australia. During a

By Thanavutd Chutiphongdech* Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Southeast Asia was one of the fastest growing markets for air transport. But

By Martin Weiser* Since April, academics and politicians in South Korea have been rushing to address the problem of false

By Michael Raska* While South Korea and the United States focus on North Korea’s growing nuclear weapons and ballistic missile

By Don Giolzetti* Not every native technological accomplishment gets a shout out in Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping’s annual New

By James L Schoff* Bitter and deepening political division in the United States is a serious challenge for Japanese foreign policy

By Hiromi Murakami* Newly-elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced that he will continue the policies of his predecessor

By Shahar Hameiri* China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has generated an enormous amount of commentary and analysis, leading to