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Andrew Salmon

asalmon@washingtontimes.com

Seoul, South Korea-based Andrew Salmon, Asia Editor at The Washington Times. brings two decades of journalistic experience to the position. Before joining The Washington Times, he was Northeast Asia Editor of Hong Kong-based Asia Times. Andrew’s reporting previously appeared in The Daily Telegraph, Forbes, The International Herald Tribune, The South China Morning Post, The Times and The Washington Times. He has made television appearances on Arirang TV, CNN and France24. He can be reached at asalmon@washingtontimes.com.

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In this handout photograph provided by Taiwan Coast Guard Administration, Taiwanese coast guards inspect a vessel that capsized during a chase off the coast of Kinmen archipelago in Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The unnamed vessel had been sailing about one nautical mile off the coast of an islet of Kinmen island and was trespassing, said Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration. Four fishermen fell into the water and two survived and are in “good shape,” while resuscitation efforts on the other two failed, the vice director of the Coast Guard in Kinmen, Chen Jien-wen, told a local TV channel. (Taiwan Coast Guard Administration via AP)

China ‘slices the salami’ ever closer to Taiwan with latest clash

The Chinese government has announced that it will no longer respect a de facto maritime boundary with Taiwan and will expand Coast Guard activities around a Taiwan-controlled island off China's coast, following an incident in which two Chinese fishermen were killed in a sea chase with Taiwanese government vessels last week.

February 19, 2024
Women take a selfie with a giant dragon lantern decorated near the frozen Houhai Lake in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

As Lunar New Year dawns across Asia, a blue dragon takes wing

SEOUL, South Korea | As dawn broke across East Asia on Saturday, festivities region-wide ushered in the Lunar New Year -- the Year of the Dragon. The celebrations for one of Asia's most important holidays are culturally specific, but this year's centerpiece is universal and ubiquitous.

February 10, 2024
President Joe Biden, left, talks with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, ahead of a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. Biden aims to further tighten security and economic ties between Japan and South Korea, two nations that have struggled to stay on speaking terms, as he welcomes their leaders to the rustic Camp David presidential retreat Friday, Aug. 18. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Key U.S. allies in Seoul, Tokyo hit by scandals, plunging polls

In a region overshadowed by China and North Korea, Washington has been keen to encourage the new cooperative spirit currently uniting Seoul and Tokyo, enabling the trilateralism U.S. defense planners have so long sought to project in the region.

February 9, 2024
Soldiers pose for group photos with a Taiwan flag after a preparedness enhancement drill simulating the defense against Beijing's military intrusions, ahead of the Lunar New Year in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan on Jan. 11, 2023. Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in new daily high in recent times. Taiwan's Defense Ministry said that it detected the planes in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Ceng, File)

Lightly defended beach highlights questions over Taiwan’s resolve

"RED BEACH,'" Taiwan -- For a seaborne invader, this 7.5-mile strip of beaches close by the capital of Taipei on Taiwan's China-facing northwest coast presents a near-perfect landing site. It's also a site to ponder whether Taiwan has the means and the will to hold off its hostile larger neighbor long enough for the U.S. military to join the fight.

January 24, 2024