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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2013
China's televised death march of foreign killers sparks debate
In an unusual action that quickly sparked debate online, Chinese authorities showed a live broadcast Friday of four foreign drug smugglers in their last hours before execution for killing 13 fishermen.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2013
High stakes in cyberspace
As China catches up with the West in technology and relies increasingly on cyberspace for business and security, it may seek a cyberspace detente.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2013
For China's Catholics, new pope is a cause for hope
Of the long list of problems the next pope will inherit once the white smoke rises in Rome, few on the diplomatic front can rival the bitter, intractable relationship between the Vatican and the Chinese government.
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2013
China's pollution problem
Japan should provide whatever technical assistance it can to a China now facing air pollution problems that have unleashed strong public criticism.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2013
China's Gwadar plunge could constrain India
Chinese development of Pakistan's Gwadar port and other facilities around India into viable strategic outposts would limit India's options significantly.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2013
Senkaku showdown taxing forces
The past few months have put the Japan Coast Guard and Air Self-Defense Force to the test, as they defend the nation's territorial waters and airspace around the Senkaku islets in the East China Sea, a flash point for potential military clashes with China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2013
Abe shows a flair for pragmatism and survival
China is walking a fence. It blames the U.S. for North Korea's ambitions, yet works to avoid being seen as the enabler of the North's nuclear program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2013
Abe: China stirs up rows to build support at home
China has a 'deeply ingrained' need to spar with neighbors over territory, because the Communist Party uses the disputes to maintain strong domestic support, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2013
Raising the Senkaku stakes?
One question that typically has received little attention in the Japan-China dispute over the Senkaku Islands is, what's in it for the parties involved?
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 20, 2013
Chinese struggle in 'airpocalypse'
China's toxic air pollution is exacting a toll, as more people suffer coughing attacks and are forced to stay indoors, especially anywhere near Beijing.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2013
China's greater water wall
The Chinese government's recent decision to build an array of new dams on rivers flowing to other nations is set to roil inter-riparian relations in Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2013
The Chinese people have an alternative dream
Last month's controversy at China's Southern Weekly appeared to be about censorship. At a deeper level, it was about alternative national dreams.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 15, 2013
Party picks up in Chinatown this weekend
While it seems politics is all that comes to mind when talking about China these days, the current New Year's holiday shows what a remarkable breadth of culture the country has.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2013
Japan as a normal country
The U.S. should reject the notion of preparing for war in the Pacific, and let Japan and its neighbors cooperate to counter Beijing's geopolitical ambitions.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2013
U.S. agrees: Chinese frigates locked their weapons radar on MSDF units
Washington has sided with Tokyo in the war of words over allegations that Chinese frigates locked their weapons-guiding radar on Japanese targets near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
Reference / Q&A
Feb 8, 2013
Chinese smog bomb floats toward Japan
Smog in China has reached alarming levels as its rapid industrialization spews ever-more toxic particles into the air.
EDITORIALS
Feb 8, 2013
China's dangerous conduct
It is deplorable that Chinese warships recently locked their fire-control radar on an MSDF destroyer and an MSDF helicopter in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 8, 2013
Lantern festival to put spotlight on Nagasaki's Chinese neighborhood
Recent diplomatic squabbles between Japan and China have dampened enthusiasm around many bilateral events, but it seems nothing can dull the glow of the Nagasaki Lantern Festival, which will be held as always during the Chinese New Year.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2013
Turning China into an enemy
The rise in tensions over disputed claims to islands and rocky outcrops in the South China Sea has the potential to harm the interests of Australia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2013
No winners in a conflict over the Senkaku Islands
The U.S. and Japan, despite domestic uncertainties, had better consider how they'll react if the Senkaku Islands start a military conflict with China.

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