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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2019
China's most advanced Big Brother experiment is a bureaucratic mess
The city of Suzhou, known as "the Venice of the East" for its web of intricate waterways, captured the imagination of Marco Polo when he journeyed through China more than seven centuries ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 19, 2019
Xi writes rare op-ed in North Korea's ruling party newspaper, touts 'grand plan' for East Asia stability
Chinese President Xi Jinping has penned a front page op-ed in the Wednesday edition of North Korea's ruling party newspaper, a day ahead of his landmark visit to the nuclear-armed country, writing that Beijing is willing to work with Pyongyang to prepare a "grand plan" for achieving "permanent stability"...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2019
Trump and Xi stoke trade optimism with plan to resume talks at Osaka G20
The U.S. and China said their presidents will meet in Japan next week to relaunch trade talks after a monthlong stalemate, triggering a rally in financial markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 19, 2019
Trump says U.S. and Chinese teams to restart trade talks ahead of meeting at Osaka G20
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping and that the two leaders' teams would restart trade talks after a long lull in order to prepare for a meeting at the Group of 20 summit in the city of Osaka later this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2019
Hong Kongers fearful of China's grasp look longingly toward 'democratic beacon' Taiwan
For Hong Kong resident Yung Xiu Kwan, 67, a proposed extradition law that would allow people in the former British colony to be sent to mainland China for trial was the final straw.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2019
'Sing Hallelujah to the Lord': The unlikely anthem of Hong Kong protests
The Christian hymn "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" has emerged as the unlikely anthem of Hong Kong's protests against an extradition bill that have drawn millions of people onto the streets.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 18, 2019
How Japan's clout is rising in age of U.S.-China tensions
As the West's concerns about China's dominance on the global stage continue to grow, Japan is increasingly regarded as a balancing force in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologizes for extradition bill but says she won't withdraw it
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam personally apologized for backing a bill that would allow extraditions to China for the first time, her latest move to try and defuse protests that have rocked the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 18, 2019
When it comes to North Korean nukes, Xi wants U.S. and Japan to know that China still wields immense power
When Xi Jinping makes his first visit to North Korea as China's president on Thursday, he'll be broadcasting a message to the U.S. and Japan: When it comes to Pyongyang's nukes, Beijing still wields immense power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2019
Chinese raids target 'Underground Railroad' of North Korean defectors
A decade after leaving her family behind to flee North Korea, the defector was overwhelmed with excitement when she spoke to her 22-year-old son on the phone for the first time in May after he too escaped into China.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2019
China harvesting organs from Falun Gong members, expert panel finds
China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant, a panel of lawyers and experts said on Monday as they invited further investigations into a potential genocide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2019
Yahoo Japan is under fire for its China-like rating system
Some users of Yahoo Japan Corp. are rising up against Japan's biggest web portal after the rollout of a new rating system that's being compared with a social-scoring initiative in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2019
China's Xi to make first visit to North Korea as president on Thursday
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will make his first visit to North Korea as president on Thursday, state-run media from both countries reported Monday, just over a week before Xi is due to meet U.S. leader Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe separately on the sidelines of the Osaka Group of 20 summit....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2019
China plans pilot nuclear reactor for heating in northeast
China plans to build a pilot small-scale nuclear reactor that could replace coal or gas to heat towns and cities in its colder northern regions, an official with the state-owned developer in charge of the project said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2019
Why this time turned out different for Hong Kong
Support from business and the potential financial damage to China help explain how protesters prevailed in their battle against the extradition bill.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2019
What if the U.S. could fight only one war at a time?
The post-Cold War idea of winning on two fronts gives way to the realities of great power competition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong vows to join protest movement after release from prison
Activist Joshua Wong, who has become the face of Hong Kong's push for full democracy, walked free from prison on Monday and vowed to join a mass protest movement demanding that the city's Beijing-backed leader, Carrie Lam, steps down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2019
South Korean studio behind cult game Mir engaged in all-out assault on copycats in China
In The Legend of Mir, warriors and sorcerers battle creatures from an ancient universe. Now, WeMade Co.'s longtime video game hit is at the center of a string of legal battles that could serve as a rallying cry for foreign companies harboring grievances against Chinese rivals.

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