For Peter Martin's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
The comments came as President Joe Biden said he ordered the U.S. intelligence community to "redouble” its efforts to determine where the COVID-19 virus came from.
The report released by the U.S. State Department accuses the Chinese government of "crimes against humanity.”
Burning bridges with China is a particularly risky path for the U.K. as it exits the European Union’s orbit.
The network, made up of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, is also facing renewed requests to take on additional member nations.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire escalation of attacks on China — from bans of WeChat and TikTok to sanctions on Hong Kong’s top official — underscores that he’s dropped past restraint and decided to make confronting Beijing his priority less than 90 days before ...
U.S. President Donald Trump spent the first three years of his presidency balancing the demands of hard-liners who wanted a crackdown on China against his own desire to pursue a trade deal and cultivate a stronger relationship with Xi Jinping. The unexpected order Wednesday to ...
Minutes after reports broke that China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong, Carrie Lam stood in front of a backdrop of the city’s iconic skyline for a weekly press briefing. With legions of reporters clamoring to hear details of the law that ...
In a democracy, two resounding election defeats in a matter of months might prompt some soul-searching in the losing camp. In China, however, a snub at the polls in territories it claims is more a minor setback rather than a sign of a flawed strategy. ...
By now, Xi Jinping is used to Donald Trump's tariff threats. But the U.S. president's latest ultimatum is personal, and the Chinese leader's response could have far-reaching consequences for his political future. Trump on Monday said he could impose tariffs "much higher than 25 percent" ...
At the Shu Le County Education Center, a sprawling three-story complex in China's far-west region of Xinjiang, the dormitories feature bars on windows and doors that only lock from the outside. Inside are hundreds of minority Muslim Uighurs who have no way of leaving without ...
