Ed discusses a planned locked down in Beijing in preparation for an important military parade scheduled for early September to mark the end of the second world war and flex the might of the People's Liberation Army.
Why many thousands of North Koreans are reportedly being forced to work in horrible conditions in Russia and signs attitudes towards immigration may be finally changing among some officials in Japan as the country struggles to deal with a shrinking workforce and one of the world's lowest birth rates.
Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai
Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers patrol at Tiananmen Square ahead of the second plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing on 7 March, 2024. Photo: AFP
