Hannah Theaker

May 15, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Kimkong Heng |Linda Yueh |Maximilien Xavier Rehm |Hannah Theaker

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent visit to the United States has been largely lauded as a massive success by US media and policymakers. But the response in Japan has been less enthusiastic, apart from inside Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as underscored by concerns raised by Japanese opposition parties.

May 14, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Linda Yueh |Hannah Theaker |Hirohito Ogi |Enze Han

China is experiencing both a cyclical and structural slowdown that makes it particularly challenging to assess whether its official growth and employment targets will be achieved in 2024. In 2024, the Chinese government is aiming for around five per cent GDP growth and to create over 12 million new jobs.

May 13, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Hirohito Ogi |Enze Han |Evan Williams |Hannah Theaker

The first images of Chinese mosques with their domes torn off began circulating in 2018. Soon, other news reports highlighted rare, isolated instances of public protest, in which Hui Muslims came out onto the streets to resist demolitions or forced renovations of their mosques.