Commentary / World Jan 28, 2020
Crisis tests China's system of governance
The system's obsession with controlling information means it isn't flexible enough to prevent a crisis from developing.
Frank Ching
Frank Ching is a Hong Kong-based writer who has covered developments in China for several decades. He opened The Wall Street Journal’s Bureau in Beijing after the U.S. and China established diplomatic relations in 1979, becoming one of the first American reporters to be based in China since 1949.
For Frank Ching's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Commentary / Japan Oct 29, 2019
China and Japan make progress on cordiality track
Despite a mutual desire for improved relations, problems keep popping up, underlining deep-seated differences.
Commentary / Japan Jun 26, 2019
Japan-China warming: People power at work
The impact of Chinese tourists is more than economic; the visitors to Japan are having a diplomatic impact as well.
Commentary / Japan Feb 21, 2019
Can Japan balance its ties with China and Taiwan?
Japan can't ignore the reality of rising China, but it will also need to keep its neighbor in check.
Commentary / World Aug 28, 2018
China's 'Belt and Road' could be a debt trap
Clearly, the "Belt and Road" initiative has run into serious problems. Some countries are finding the burden of debt financing too arduous.
Commentary / World Mar 12, 2018
Trump-Kim meeting: What role should China play?
The fear of marginalization in Beijing is palpable.
Commentary / Japan Dec 18, 2017
Japan-China ties: Will there be more trust or just cordiality?
While both Japan and China want an improved relationship, they will be walking into it with their eyes wide open.
Commentary / Japan Sep 26, 2017
High noon at the U.N.: U.S., Japan and South Korea vs. North Korea
The Trump-Kim exchanges have added a new dimension to the Korean nuclear crisis.
Commentary / Japan Aug 29, 2017
Tokyo pushes back after Beijing's rebuke
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi learned an important lesson in Manila earlier this month: He can't pressure Foreign Minister Taro Kono by invoking his father's name.
Commentary / World Apr 10, 2017
Viewed from China, summit a success
From Beijing's perspective, things went very well in Mar-a-Lago, with China taking the initiative and the Americans going along.