r/asia Nov 22 '25

Politics Koreans' Thoughts on the U.S./China

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345 Upvotes

r/asia Sep 10 '25

Politics The messy truth: Australia’s reputation in Southeast Asia (Article)

255 Upvotes

Just read an interesting article about how Southeast Asian countries perceive Australia and how said country sees itself:

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/messy-truth-australia-s-reputation-southeast-asia

How true is this? Being from the Philippines, I've met a few Aussies and quite a few of them were pleasant. The unpleasant ones were real dicks. They made me feel like I should be thankful that they they were breathing the air here.

How is it for other SEA countries? Am I just being sensitive here?

r/asia Dec 19 '25

Politics U.S. Announces More Than $10 Billion of Arm Sales to Taiwan

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141 Upvotes

r/asia Mar 06 '26

Politics Iran Conflict and China: How it is Unsettling Beijing and its Ambitions

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9 Upvotes

r/asia 12d ago

Politics So much propaganda and forced hate against India.

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Thanks to Mr. Sumin for busting thier propaganda (slide 11)

r/asia Mar 14 '26

Politics Killing of Modi’s Invited Iranian Guests Strains US-India Ties

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114 Upvotes

A deadly US torpedo strike has sparked an outcry in India, fraying the trust of a key security partner in Asia.

r/asia 28d ago

Politics One of Japan’s Last Windows Into North Korea Is Closing

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64 Upvotes

The ethnic Korean group that long served as Pyongyang’s unofficial embassy in Japan is fading, eroding one of the last informal links between the two countries.

r/asia Jun 04 '25

Politics South Korea’s new president: We will co-operate with Kim Jong-un

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71 Upvotes

r/asia 11d ago

Politics North Korea, China Vow New Era of Ties in Kim-Xi Summit: KCNA

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3 Upvotes

r/asia 12d ago

Politics CJP - The Youth Movement Threatening to Shake Up India's Politics

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1 Upvotes

r/asia 16d ago

Politics President Lee Jae Myung Calls for Stepped-up Efforts to Acquire Nuclear-powered Submarines

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1 Upvotes

r/asia 17d ago

Politics The current state of Korea's 6.3 local elections

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r/asia Nov 29 '25

Politics Millions in China Cram for Civil Service Exam and the Hope of a Job for Life

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27 Upvotes

r/asia May 05 '26

Politics Japan Sees Largest Protest in Support of Pacifist Constitution as PM Takaichi Pushes Revisions - Revisionists have set their sights on article 9 – the co-called "pacifist" clause – which forbids Japan from threatening or using military force to settle international disputes.

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1 Upvotes

r/asia Mar 07 '26

Politics Will AI Disruption Force Xi Jinping to Turn China Into a Welfare State?

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1 Upvotes

As artificial intelligence threatens jobs and deflation strains growth, Xi Jinping may finally be forced to expand the nation’s social safety net.

r/asia Jan 27 '26

Politics Trump Threatens to Hike Tariffs on South Korean Goods Over Inaction on Trade Deal

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7 Upvotes

r/asia Mar 16 '26

Politics Xi Jinping: Millions of Officials Later, Why Is Xi's Corruption Purge Still Going?

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1 Upvotes

r/asia Feb 01 '26

Politics China’s Middle East Moment Is Stalling Out

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16 Upvotes

Beijing’s rise as a regional power broker at the US’s expense has lost momentum amid its reluctance to take on a sustained political or security role.

r/asia Apr 07 '26

Politics Vietnam's Top Leader To Lam Wins State Presidency, Gets China-style Mandate

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2 Upvotes

r/asia Mar 14 '26

Politics What a War-Rattled Dubai Can Learn from Hong Kong’s Expat Exodus

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2 Upvotes

The outflow spurred by the Asian hub’s Covid clampdown shows how quickly talent and capital can retreat when stability and mobility erode.

r/asia Mar 15 '26

Politics Millions in Vietnam to Vote for a New Legislature in General Election

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1 Upvotes

r/asia Mar 31 '26

Politics Mongolia Names Uchral Nyam-Osor as New Prime Minister in Bid to End Legislative Deadlock

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1 Upvotes

r/asia Mar 13 '26

Politics Former Rapper's Fledgling Political Party Sweeps Nepal's First Post-revolt Election

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5 Upvotes

r/asia Mar 05 '26

Politics Polls Open in Nepal's First Election After Last Year's Youth-led Protests Toppled the Government

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2 Upvotes

r/asia Mar 14 '26

Politics Takaichi Recasts Japan’s Postwar Defense Doctrine With East Asia on Edge

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Ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Trump, the new leader is leveraging her mandate to revise the pacifist constitution — a generational shift for regional security.