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Japan, China plan to launch 'innovation dialogue' with focus on self-driving vehicles, AI
In another sign of improving bilateral relations, Japan and China will pursue cooperation in developing advanced technologies in areas such as self-driving cars and artificial intelligence, sources close to the matter said Sunday. The two countries are planning to launch an "innovation dialogue" involving officials ...
China-Japan maritime crisis would undermine 'Belt and Road' initiative: PLA document
A maritime military crisis between China and Japan will seriously undermine Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative, an article in a People’s Liberation Army magazine says.
With latest MSDF submarine exercise, Tokyo expertly navigates Beijing's red lines
The revelation this week by Japan that the Marine Self-Defense Force has conducted submarine exercises in the disputed South China Sea is, while striking, unlikely to dampen enthusiasm on either side for improved Sino-Japanese ties, experts say. The MSDF submarine Kuroshio conducted the drill in ...
In first, Japanese submarine conducts drills in disputed South China Sea
A Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine took part in a drill last week in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, the Defense Ministry says, signaling Tokyo’s intention to keep in check Beijing’s muscle-flexing in the area.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping have long understood the need to improve bilateral ties for their own national interests.
Abe and Xi agree to cooperate toward denuclearization of North Korea
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to closely work toward the shared goal of denuclearizing North Korea, with negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang having reached an impasse. During their talks in Vladivostok on the sidelines of an annual international forum, ...
A Japanese business mission arrived in Beijing on Sunday as the governments of both countries continue preparations for mutual visits by their leaders. The team, which has 240 participants, was formed by the Japan-China Economic Association, whose chairman is Shoji Muneoka of Nippon Steel & ...
Abe says in interview that Japan's ties with China back to 'normal track'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is expected to visit China at the end of October, expressed confidence in improving ties with China and said its relationship with Japan has returned to a “normal track.”
Japan and China agree to bolster economic cooperation amid concerns over trade war with U.S.
The finance ministers of Japan and China agreed Friday to bolster economic cooperation, with concern growing that an escalating trade war waged by U.S. President Donald Trump will continue to rattle global financial markets. Finance Minister Taro Aso said the economies of both countries are ...
Tokyo protests Beijing's exclusion of Sankei Shimbun reporter from covering diplomatic meeting
The ban runs counter to Japan’s support for “basic human rights, including freedom of expression, and the rule of law,” the government’s top spokesman said.
Japanese and Chinese finance chiefs to hold talks next week on reinforcing financial ties
The finance ministers of Japan and China will meet on Aug. 31 in Beijing to discuss strengthening financial cooperation, the Finance Ministry said Friday. Finance Minister Taro Aso and his Chinese counterpart Liu Kun are expected to take part in the seventh round of the ...
Japanese firms face tough choices as U.S.-China trade war drags on
The companies must either make massive changes to how their products are assembled or bide their time until a compromise is reached.
