The Globalist

Trade brought prosperity to many of the trading sultanates which lined the coast of the archipelago and peninsula.

China’s rise, the spread of Islam and the arrival of Europeans had a profound effect on the region.

Chinese Buddhists traveled to Sumatra to improve their learning before proceeding to India and Sri Lanka.

What will China look like a century after Mao’s victory in 1949?

Pigs’ centrality to life in China is reflected in the Mandarin character for home which depicts a pig under a roof.

The people of Hong Kong are fighting a very courageous battle against very long odds. Meanwhile, people in Shanghai live well under a Faustian bargain with the CCP.

U.S. and Western criticisms of Chinese reeducation policies in Xinjiang are off the mark – and represent a double standard.

Religion is proving an increasingly divisive factor in the politics of Asian nations.

Pollution and a faltering economy are what keep China’s leaders awake at night.

Aside from the effects on health and on people’s well-being, depression in Japan exacts a heavy economic toll on individuals, families and on society as a whole.