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Fred Hiatt
For Fred Hiatt's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2013
How Beijing shapes outside perception of China
Beijing uses visa denials and censorship to pressure foreign media and academics to portray China in a favorable light.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2013
Anxiety replacing confidence for many Chinese
Billionaires as well as the new middle class are hedging their bets on China. Some joke that the president's slogan of "a Chinese dream" refers to getting your kids into an American university.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2013
Xi Jinping's 'Chinese dream' and the rule of law
When Xi Jinping accepted the designation as China's leader in March, his speech left analysts guessing about what sort of national "rejuvenation" he had in mind.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2013
Abe's new agenda: better ties with U.S.
As the U.S. seeks to contend with a rising China, the ability of Japan to contribute, and to serve as a positive democratic role model, matters a great deal.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2013
Danger is mounting in Asia
The cliche that the 21st century will be a Pacific century may still prove out. But the Asia-Pacific of late has become a zone of frightening confrontation.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2013
Woman's tragedy speaks to Indian aspirations
It's common these days for people to compare India with China and conclude that maybe democracy isn't all it's cracked up to be.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2012
Putin turns back the clock in Russia
Habits instilled by fear are slow to fade but can be rapidly relearned. That is one lesson Vladimir Putin is teaching us.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2012
U.S. candidates can't ignore war in Afghanistan
As Republicans gathered in Tampa on Aug. 27, a 25-year-old Army sergeant serving his third tour in Afghanistan, Christopher J. Birdwell of Windsor, Colorado, was killed in action.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi and the art of compromise
Chief Justice John Roberts last week did something that, in polarized Washington, may turn out to be more important than saving Obamacare.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2012
Who has the spine to fix America's finances?
Who is more likely to fix the nation's finances, a second-term President Barack Obama or a first-term President Mitt Romney?

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