Young Climate Activists Win Big in South Korea
By Sejong Youn
By Aaron Halegua and Yifu Dong
By Richard Bush
Taking Stock of Law and Development with Chinese Characteristics
By Matthew S. Erie
Why Blocking the Nippon Steel Deal May Seriously Harm US-Japan Relations
By Bruce Aronson
December 15 - December 21
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies that the government operates secret police stations abroad; Hong Kong’s chief executive supports using ballot boxes that will scan voters’ ballots in next year’s legislative election; Japan’s lower house agrees to abolish controversial policy activity funds that lawmakers can spend without disclosure; South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defies summons from investigators seeking to question him about his attempt to impose martial law; Taiwanese legislators scuffle in the legislative chamber as the ruling Democratic Progressive Party tries to block voting on controversial bills.