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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2021
Xi to deliver party doctrine to change course of China
Xi is set to deliver the first resolution on Communist Party history in 40 years, giving him the mandate to potentially rule for life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2021
Xi warns against return to Cold War tensions at APEC meeting
Xi said attempts to draw ideological lines or form small circles on geopolitical grounds were bound to fail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China's Communist Party to wrap up key meeting as Xi strengthens power
The event is expected to lay the ground for what analysts widely expect to be a third term for the leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China nears launch of first modern aircraft carrier, report says
China is three to six months from launching its third and most modern aircraft carrier, new analysis shows, in what would be a milestone in projecting power into the high seas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 10, 2021
China looms large as South Korean presidential hopefuls meet U.S. diplomat
A senior U.S. diplomat will meet newly selected presidential candidates in South Korea this week, ahead of next year's election that will shape the future of the two allies' relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
China's COVID surge could set back Kim Jong Un’s border reopening
New COVID-19 restrictions in the Chinese area bordering North Korea may have scuttled Kim Jong Un's plans to reopen a vital crossing that has been closed for almost two years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
Dalai Lama says China's leaders 'don't understand variety of cultures'
Tibet's spiritual leader criticized the leaders of China on Wednesday, saying there is too much control by the main Han ethnic group.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
Growing naval imbalance between expanding Chinese and aging American fleets
The U.S. now has with China, for the first time in at least a generation, a strategic competitor who possesses naval capabilities that rival its own.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2021
Kishida's picks for top diplomat and rights adviser hint at striking balance on China
After just over a month in office, some experts say Kishida may be looking to moderate an increasingly hawkish approach to Tokyo's relationship with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2021
Investors await Evergrande's overdue $148 million payment as debt woes grow
Despite Evergrande's debt woes, its electric vehicles unit is planning to push ahead with its plan to sell shares to fund production of new energy cars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
Chinese virus expert launches scathing attack on 'COVID zero' push
The comments are a rare, high-profile criticism within China's elite of a pandemic approach that countries like Singapore and Australia have abandoned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
The U.S. should be realistic about missile defense
The U.S. should be vigilant about emerging threats, but pouring more money into unproven missile-defense technologies isn't the answer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
Unfortunately for North Korea, there is a new boss in the White House
Despite making economic development his domestic priority five years ago, Kim has failed to improve basic living conditions in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021
U.S. lawmakers’ visit to Taiwan furthers tensions with China
China's Defense Ministry issued a statement strongly condemning the congressional visit, which it said interfered in China's internal affairs.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 10, 2021
Coaches warn of scary times facing China's hockey team at Games
A 'group of death' featuring the United States, Canada and Germany is expected to show no mercy to the host nation, whose Olympic preparations have floundered in the wake of the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2021
China’s tech crackdown is upending lives from Beijing to Kentucky
After kicking off a year ago, the regulatory push has forever changed the lives of hundreds of millions of people in China and beyond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2021
China seizing Pacific trade opportunities while U.S. still pursues ‘America First'
Nearly five years after withdrawing from an 11-nation Pacific trade deal, the U.S. is still struggling to articulate its economic vision for the region.

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