A debate about nuclear weapons resurfaces in East Asia
Some in Japan and South Korea worry about a distracted America’s commitment to their security
WELL BEFORE Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, doubts were growing in Asia about the durability of the American-led order that has largely kept the peace since the Vietnam war. One set of doubts concerns China’s bullying, mercantilist approach to economic relations, and its aggressive conduct in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait and along the Himalayas.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Behind the shoji screen”
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