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* ![myanmar-jade-mines-blood-battle-adam-dean](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9952881efc7fcb4/6988bda286f68e71196e3c68/myanmar-jade-mines-blood-battle-adam-dean.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 9, 2017  
### [Battling for Blood Jade: Inside One of the World’s Most Dangerous Industries](https://time.com/4696417/myanmar-blood-jade-hpakant/)  
Myanmar's jade mines may yield great wealth — but they leave a long trail of death. An exclusive rep...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![hollywood-east-china-film-industry-liz-hingley](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt202f92cf08405754/6988b743cf40a87cd6c46332/hollywood-east-china-film-industry-liz-hingley.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 26, 2017  
### [How China Is Remaking the Global Film Industry](https://time.com/4649913/china-remaking-global-film-industry/)  
A movie-crazy China is remaking the global film industry in its image  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Latex Masks Factory In Pujiang, China](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd87276745a59901f/6988b4c1fb4eac335189054f/gettyimages-533021586.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 16, 2017  
### [Trump Still Has Lots of Face at This Chinese Factory](https://time.com/4628284/china-donald-trump-masks-trade-jobs/)  
Trump has vowed to slap hefty tariffs on Chinese imports when he assumes the American presidency, bu...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![america-lost-asia](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04f43d09053688ed/6988b347bc6cfc71c63df998/america-lost-asia.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 19, 2016  
### [Why America Is Losing Asia](https://time.com/4606058/why-america-is-losing-asia/)  
Donald Trump's victory may hasten a retreat from the region  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8aae094f47f84a5/6988b2d0ab6d77f3386ac401/one-child.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 13, 2016  
### [The Legacy of China’s One-Child Policy](https://time.com/4598999/china-one-child-policy-family-planning/)  
And the country's other strict family planning rules  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Nov 17, 2016  
### [Beijing Welcomes Trump](https://time.com/4574489/beijing-welcomes-trump/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![CHINA-US-VOTE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b6c71b570bb3266/6988adf3ab6d7706206abe94/gettyimages-621810626.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 10, 2016  
### [Donald Trump's Victory Has Caused Glee In China](https://time.com/4565891/donald-trump-china-foreign-policy/)  
His election is a propaganda coup for Beijing and more  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![China International Aviation & Airshow - Day 1](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1239d007b4ed0e7/6988ac63196cf4857303dc8f/gettyimages-619595636.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 1, 2016  
### [China Shows Off Latest Military Innovations at Air Show](https://time.com/4552848/china-aviation-aerospace-j20-weapons-arms/)  
This year’s aerial extravaganza has much to flaunt, from a fifth-generation stealth fighter to China...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![CHINA-PHILIPPINES-DIPLOMACY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt958025486f362eec/6988abdd0b72e313976eb894/gettyimages-615772440.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 27, 2016  
### [How Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is Shaking Up the South China Sea](https://time.com/4547711/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-south-china-sea/)  
A populist leader sends mixed messages in Asia  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Xiaomi Corp. Vice President Of Global Operations Hugo Barra Launches The Mi 5 Smartphone In India](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt781929b9998a8d26/6988abc50b72e3b0396eb85b/gettyimages-518342896.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 27, 2016  
### [The Massively Popular Smartphones You've Never Heard Of](https://time.com/4547129/china-smartphone-market-oppo-vivo-xiaomi-huawei-leeco/)  
"I love the screen on your Oppo R9, but have you seen the camera on my Vivo X7?"  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
* ![LAOS-ASEAN-SUMMIT](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48b0f608dbfc07dd/6988ab700a4a220b7e9cbc7e/gettyimages-599816416.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 25, 2016  
### [After China, Rodrigo Duterte Calls on 'Runner-Up' Japan](https://time.com/4543929/philippines-duterte-china-japan-foreign-policy-diplomacy/)  
His visit is shorter, and with far less financial and geopolitical incentive at stake  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Visits China](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0a8911cdf91ecdd/6988aaff0b72e340c46eb72e/gettyimages-615775182.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 21, 2016  
### [Beijing's Adroit Diplomacy Is Isolating the U.S. in Asia](https://time.com/4539911/us-china-asia-diplomacy-philippines-thailand-japan/)  
While Washington has been diverted by the Middle East and an acrimonious presidential election, Beij...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![THAILAND-POLITICS-ROYALS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8acfd217f5e57de/6988aa030b72e332db6eb5b7/gettyimages-614551998.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 14, 2016  
### [Thailand Mourns Its King — and Fears for Its Future](https://time.com/4531112/thailand-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-mourning/)  
The country enters a year of mourning, and days of uncertainty  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![Dogs Painted As Other Animals To Launch New China Pet Park](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfe01b677c4f898d/6988a82c97cdff69746adfd3/gettyimages-101904705.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 30, 2016  
### [As Dog Ownership in China Grows by Leaps and Bounds, Chinese Are Saying 'No' to Dog Meat](https://time.com/4514305/china-dog-pets-meat/)  
Charmed by their poodles, corgis and bichon frises, Chinese are campaigning against an East Asian tr...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![China US Campaign 2016 Debate World Reactions](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71fb3f5e45880aaa/6988a7a82dce01f9b79eacd8/ap_16271123361014.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 27, 2016  
### [Donald Trump Talked a Lot About China at the Debate](https://time.com/4509121/china-presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/)  
During the debate, Clinton claimed that Trump thought climate change was “a hoax perpetrated by the ...  
[WORLD](/section/world/)

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