The U.S. Election’s Impact on Asia

This episode, we discuss the results (so far) of the U.S. midterm election and how they will change Washington’s foreign policy in Asia, touching on China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Iran, Russia and beyond. Click here or head to s.nikkei.com/3feonH8 to get 3 months of Nikkei Asia coverage for just $9. First, the German Marshall Fund’s Tobias Harris returns to the pod to discuss the elections’ ripples in Asia with Monica Hunter-Hart (05:21). Then, Monica and Waj Khan cover the specifics of the election results with an audio diary they updated across the first 48 hours of the midterms (21:35). Asia Stream is hosted by Wajahat S. Khan, our digital editor and executive producer, and produced by Monica Hunter-Hart. Related to this episode: Republicans fall short of U.S. midterm election goals, by Marrian Zhou U.S. voters decide on Biden agenda as midterm election day arrives, by Jack Stone Truitt U.S. warns of election interference by Russia, China in midterms, by Ryo Nakamura Asian Americans hold vital swing votes in U.S. midterm elections, by Marrian Zhou Opinion: Asia has much at stake in U.S. midterm elections, by John Kachtik