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Beijing revels in South Korea’s political crisis

March 10, 2025March 7, 2025 by Eerishika Pankaj

President Yoon’s impeachment drama has left Seoul ‘in chaos’ as China hypes up political ‘divisions’

Categories Behind The News Tags China, East Asia Forum, Impeachment, News, President Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea Leave a comment

Wang reverts to stereotyping to blame the West

July 5, 2023July 4, 2023 by China Factor Staff

China’s top diplomat harangues Japan and South Korea for their close links to the US

Categories Diplomatic Gaffe Tags China, Communist Party of China, Controversial Video, Japan, News, South Korea, United States, Wang Yi Leave a comment

Seoul-searching is over on the China question 

May 15, 2023May 11, 2023 by Bernhard Seliger

South Korea can balance its robust alliance with the United States by reviving East Asian diplomatic options

Categories Diplomatic Dangers Tags China, Diplomatic Tightrope, East Asia Forum, Japan, News, Rising Tension, South Korea, United States Leave a comment

Yoon stumbles between Beijing and Washington

November 17, 2022November 16, 2022 by Daniel Mitchum

South Korea’s president has shown a ‘dearth of diplomatic savvy’ and ‘confused otherwise straightforward interactions’

Categories Diplomatic Tightrope Tags China, Chip War, Diplomatic Gaffes, East Asia Forum, News, President Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea, THAAD, United States Leave a comment

Fab 4 aims to take super chips off China’s menu

August 24, 2022August 23, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Tension in the Indo-Pacific triggers a semiconductor battle for the future of high-tech across the globe

Categories Tech Tension Tags "Fab 4 Alliance", China, Japan, News, South Korea, Taiwan, Technology, TSMC, United States Leave a comment

China-US friction prompts a wave of Seoul searching

July 18, 2022July 12, 2022 by Seungjoo Lee

President Yoon will integrate economics and security into a new policy, shifting away from strategic ambiguity

Categories Foreign Policy Tags China, ChinaFactor, East Asia Forum, News, Quad, South Korea, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

China’s on track to build the best cars in the world

September 27, 2021September 24, 2021 by Tom Stacey

The electric vehicle revolution could usher in a new age and a new global leader

Categories Technology Race Tags China, Electric Cars, Germany, Japan, Nio, Polestar, South Korea, Tesla, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

European Union to tackle China’s red tide in the Indo-Pacific

September 17, 2021September 14, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Closer ties with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan on the EU agenda

Categories China-EU Relations Tags China, Communist Party of China, European Parliament, European Union, Japan, News, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan Question, United States Leave a comment

Can the US really gain from China’s chip war pain?

September 10, 2021September 7, 2021 by Prabir Purkayastha Globetrotter
A tech network on a red Chinese national flag.

Only by matching Beijing’s investment in future technologies will Washington stay ahead

Categories Technology Race Tags China, Chips, Huawei, India, Sanctions, South Korea, Taiwan, Tech Tension, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Global fame turns into a rollercoaster ride for boy band BTS

December 29, 2020October 16, 2020 by China Factor Staff

South Korean group hits the wrong note in China despite cashing in on Big Hit Entertainment’s IPO

Categories Culture Tags Big Hit Entertainment, Boy Band, BTS, China Row, South Korea Leave a comment

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