
National / Politics Oct 28, 2017
Japanese interest in Senkaku and Takeshima disputes waning, surveys show
Public interest in Japan’s drawn-out territorial disputes in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea is declining, surveys show.
Japanese interest in Senkaku and Takeshima disputes waning, surveys show
Public interest in Japan’s drawn-out territorial disputes in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea is declining, surveys show.
More Chinese have negative view on Japan-China relations, survey finds
More Chinese have a negative view of relations with Japan amid territorial disputes in the East and South China seas, an annual survey showed Friday. The percentage of Chinese respondents who said the bilateral situation is "bad" or "relatively bad" rose to 78.2 percent from ...
U.S. 'rebalance to Asia' more important than ever
The U.S. pivot to Asia imposes the largest strategic cost to Beijing while providing the greatest reassurance to allies and partners.
What does Beijing want in the South China Sea? The answer is control.
U.S. admiral vows to defend Senkakus if attacked, names China as potential aggressor
A top officer of the U.S. Navy reaffirmed Washington's commitment to defending a group of Japan-administered islets in the East China Sea under a bilateral security treaty, while taking the rare step of naming China as a potential aggressor. "We will clearly defend them if ...
China fleet blurs line between navy and coast guard with giant new floating fortress
China has nearly finished a giant coast guard ship and will probably deploy it armed with machine guns and shells in the disputed South China Sea, the Global Times reported, dubbing the vessel "The Beast." China Coast Guard vessel 3901, with a 12,000 ton displacement, ...
Chinese vessels — one armed — enter Japanese waters near Senkakus
Two China Coast Guard vessels, one of which is equipped with what the Japan Coast Guard said were guns, briefly entered Japanese territorial waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Friday. The intrusion occurred at around 2:20 p.m. and the ...
Forge a united front to keep Chinese expansion in check
Only sustained pressure from China's neighbors can persuade Beijing that its future lies in cooperation, not confrontation.
The stakes are getting higher in the U.S. and Japan's "game of deterrence" with China.
Chinese military planes fly near Okinawa Island during drill
China’s air force said Friday its planes flew over the Miyako Strait, near Okinawa Island, as part of a exercise in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Chinese military is weighing the regular use of unmanned aircraft to monitor the East China Sea, a move that may exacerbate tensions with Japan over the Senkaku Islands, a Chinese document on Beijing's use of drones showed Friday. The document, compiled in October, suggested ...
South China Sea disputes test China's peaceful rise
The South China Sea has become a critical testing ground for the changing economic, political and military relationship between China and the United States.