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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2016
China's migrants go home — and stay there
Decades of reform is finally starting to pay off for some of China's most economically backward regions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2016
U.S. says open to patrols with Philippines in waters disputed with China
The United States is open to the possibility of joint naval patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a U.S. diplomat said Wednesday, stressing it would continue to exercise "freedom of navigation" in the disputed waters.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2016
China reduces 11 Xinjiang jail sentences, calls de-radicalization a success
Authorities in China's unruly far-western region of Xinjiang have reduced the sentences of 11 people jailed for threatening state security after declaring the success of a re-radicalization programme, state Xinhua News Agency reported.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2016
Taiwan's balancer-in-chief
Tsai's election demonstrates that, while many Taiwanese want good relations with China, they are opposed to Beijing's 'One China' policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2016
Here we go again with North Korea
The international community should agree upon the consequences of the next North Korean provocation, so that the next action brings it together rather than provides yet another opportunity for Pyongyang to divide and conquer.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2016
China says U.S. seeks 'hegemony' after South China Sea sailing
China accused the United States on Monday of seeking maritime hegemony in the name of freedom of navigation after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2016
'China shock' for U.S. workers was avoidable
What policy steps could the U.S. and other industrialized countries have taken to blunt the worst effects of free trade with China?
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 1, 2016
U.S. risks credibility gap by swatting China with international treaty it has never ratified
In the wake of Washington's second "freedom of navigation" operation near Beijing's man-made islets in the South China Sea, an often overlooked fact remains: The set of laws governing global maritime behavior that the U.S. has been touting has never been ratified by the Senate.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2016
China's new era of diplomacy: engaging in Syria
China's involvement in the Syrian peace process is based on a mix of geostrategic interests and a desire to be seen as an influential actor on the state of global diplomacy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2016
U.S. defies Chinese maritime claims after warship sails near island in disputed South China Sea
The U.S. Navy sent a Japan-based warship within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of an island in the South China Sea Saturday that is claimed by Beijing and others in an effort to challenge what the Pentagon called "excessive maritime claims."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2016
Despite military build-up, China struggles with warplane engine technology
China has built a potent military machine over the past 30 years but is struggling to develop advanced engines that would allow its warplanes to match Western fighters in combat, foreign and Chinese industry sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2016
Chinese police break silence over missing Hong Kong bookseller
Chinese police have made their first statement on the fate of one of five missing Hong Kong booksellers, believed by many to have been abducted by mainland agents, acknowledging widespread concerns but offering no fresh information.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
Japan, U.S., South Korea brace for possible launch of North Korean long-range ballistic missile
Japan, South Korea and American military forces in the region were braced Thursday for a potential launch by North Korea of a banned long-range ballistic missile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 28, 2016
Blue skies over Beijing? Decaying suburbs bear cost as China cuts pollution
On the outskirts of Beijing, the disused factories of Chaomidian show the impact of China's drive to shut down thousands of small firms causing big pollution. Amid scrap heaps and idle machinery, the community has clean air these days — and no jobs.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2016
Pyongyang preparing to launch long-range missile, Kyodo reports
North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile as soon as in a week, Kyodo reported early on Thursday, citing an unnamed Japanese government official.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2016
Troubling TV confessions in China
China's recent televised confessions are a troubling indication of how far the government will go to silence any opposition.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2016
China biting off more of Africa than it can chew
China has been flooding Africa with money, but the return probably won't be worth the cost.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2016
Implications of the U.S. Navy's FONOP program
When the U.S. last fall sent a warship on a Freedom of Navigation Operation near a Chinese-occupied reef, the message was unfortunately both confused and confusing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2016
Xi's visit to Iran gives insight into Beijing's aspirations in Middle East
Chinese President Xi Jinping covered a lot of ground in his first swing through the Middle East, announcing $55 billion in aid and giving a speech to the Arab League in which he vowed not to seek proxies, a thinly veiled jab at U.S. history in the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2016
The people of Taiwan have spoken clearly
Japan, the U.S. and other democracies should support President-elect Tsai Ing-wen in her endeavor to maintain pragmatic relations with China while advancing Taiwan's thriving democracy.

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