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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023
China conducts simulated strikes on Taiwan as second day of military drills end
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it had detected fighter jets, heavy bombers, reconnaissance planes and other aircraft conducting multiple sorties around the island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 9, 2023
Opposing a larger force: What Taiwan's military is learning from Ukraine
Despite differences, Taiwan's military has been drawing valuable lessons from the war in Ukraine, including the effectiveness of asymmetric defense and the need to stockpile munitions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. and China's destructive decoupling
U.S. and Chinese leaders seem to have fully accepted the logic of economic decoupling. But what exactly will decoupling entail and what will its consequences be?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 9, 2023
The Taiwan Strait: A history of crises
On Saturday, Beijing began three days of military drills in response to this week's visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023
China rejects WHO accusations of hiding Wuhan COVID-19 data
The rebukes came after overseas researchers discovered sequences that had not been previously shared.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2023
China sends 71 warplanes near Taiwan as military drills kick off
China kicked off three days of military drills and 'combat readiness patrols' around the island on Saturday, just days after the Taiwanese president met the U.S. House speaker.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2023
Chinese ambassador to Japan says spying by Astellas employee becoming clear
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao said that Chinese authorities have obtained solid evidence that the Japanese man had engaged in espionage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 7, 2023
Ma Ying-jeou’s historic trip: Can former Taiwan president help ease cross-strait tensions?
Despite being the first former Taiwanese president to set foot on mainland soil, the impact of this landmark trip on cross-strait relationships might be limited.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023
'We need to know': WHO says China has more data on COVID-19 origin
More than three years after COVID-19 first surfaced, heated debate still rages around the origins of the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023
Xi and Macron call for Ukraine peace talks, but the path is murky
It is not clear that the French and Chinese leaders have compatible terms for talks or peace, and Xi has not agreed to push Moscow to negotiate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023
'A new starting point': EU and Chinese leaders meet in Beijing
French President Emmanuel Macron has said Europe must resist reducing ties with China and reject what some have cast as an 'inescapable spiral' of tension between China and the West.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2023
The Japan-Philippine-U.S. trilateral alliance in the making
The emergence of new trilateral security groupings in the Indo-Pacific region has been driven by a combination of factors including an aggressive China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 6, 2023
Tsai and McCarthy vow closer U.S.-Taiwan ties, despite China’s ire
Washington and Taipei seem keen to deepen ties and normalize high-level bilateral interactions despite threats of retaliation and scathing criticism from China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 6, 2023
New risks emerge as Xi administration moves ahead toward a dead end
China's leadership is not following existing rules in the global community as it tries to achieve the rejuvenation of its country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2023
Taiwan resigned to diplomatic losses in Latin America, observers say
U.S. officials and other sources see limited options available to the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden for halting the gradual drift toward China in Washington’s neighborhood.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2023
COVID’s origins can’t be tied to Wuhan market, Chinese researchers say
It’s possible that humans may have introduced the virus to the market, or it could have been brought in on refrigerated or frozen products, the Chinese researchers said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2023
China sends carrier group off Taiwan coast ahead of U.S. meeting
Taiwan said a Chinese aircraft carrier group was in the waters off the island's southeast coast, the same day its president was due to meet the U.S. House speaker in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023
The China-U.S. relationship must be fixed
The U.S.-China relationship is the world’s most important bilateral relationship, and fixing it to the extent that it can be fixed, should be a key priority.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2023
With eye on China, Japan to offer military aid to like-minded countries
The framework was set up as Tokyo moves away from a strict nonmilitary approach to ties with its neighbors and looks to realize its vision of a 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific.'
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
Japan consul meets Astellas employee held in China as industry pressure grows
The Astellas employee was detained in March with Chinese authorities saying action has been taken against him over alleged espionage, the details of which have not been disclosed.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
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As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.

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