![The evolution of pan-Asianism, Pt. III: China](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e9179dd45a553bc2a112b/1620438259366-JAFPANQDQC8COW857ZVX/image-asset.jpeg)
The evolution of pan-Asianism, Pt. III: China
A four-part series where we examine ideas of Asia, past and present.
![Behind the Pax Sinica](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e9179dd45a553bc2a112b/1620438239754-5GM0ZJ638AG7G0JNLQTW/image-asset.jpeg)
Behind the Pax Sinica
China's trying to build a new international order, but it may not be what you think.
![A building of note: the Leeum](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e9179dd45a553bc2a112b/1620438219689-5HX69J293YDZG8VD1WYN/image-asset.jpeg)
A building of note: the Leeum
Completed in 2004, South Korea's Leeum was born of a Cinderella moment.
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The dog days of summer
It's hot, hot, hot, and all we really want to be doing right now is lazing around, perhaps enjoying a good gossip and a cold drink.
![A new woman: Na Hye-Seok](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e9179dd45a553bc2a112b/1620438205062-MOZULW1BX31CC22Z3EDW/image-asset.jpeg)
A new woman: Na Hye-Seok
The brilliant but brief life of a Korean artist who dared to challenge the status quo.
![The Jungle Book revisited](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e9179dd45a553bc2a112b/1620438341214-UOVN6PQH65AOHLEKNP0L/image-asset.jpeg)
The Jungle Book revisited
Minyoung Kang’s depiction of a menace-laden paradise captures that moment of uncertainty when the invulnerable suddenly reveals its vulnerabilities.
![Do You Hate Standing in Line?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e9179dd45a553bc2a112b/1620438336430-OZP0SAKBVYS77PLO3UOV/image-asset.jpeg)
Do You Hate Standing in Line?
Apparently, so does Minsuk Cho, Columbia University- and Rem Koolhaas- trained starchitect helming the firm Mass Studies.