Good News and Bad News in Asia

By Daniel Schorr

Published April 18, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's senior news analyst notes that the diplomatic tussle between China and Japan occurs alongside improved relations between two other major players in Asia: India and Pakistan. Ultimately, he says, the U.S. may need to get involved in the China-Japan dispute.

Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr passed away on Friday, July 23, 2010. See an obituary, photo gallery and an archive of Schorr's commentaries for NPR.

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