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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2021
Hong Kong’s nonelection is momentous and meaningless
An 'election” devoid of genuine debate or competition is a momentous sign of the lack of genuine democracy Hong Kong can expect in the future. It is also meaningless.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2021
Canberra's enthusiasm for conflict with Beijing should be concerning
The French claimed the Australian decision to renege on the submarine deal was a betrayal. But the decision, which was motivated by fears of China becoming an equal, was very Australian.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2021
SoftBank to be ‘more cautious’ with investments in China, CEO says
The Japanese group's stock came under pressure in recent weeks as a widening crackdown by Beijing regulators on China's tech sector battered the value of some of its biggest holdings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2021
China's high-tech push seeks to reassert global factory dominance
Beijing's pivot puts the focus on advanced manufacturing, rather than the services sector, to steer the world's second-largest economy past the so-called 'middle income trap.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2021
Overseas Uyghurs struggle to locate relatives in Xinjiang prisons
Rights groups and U.N. experts estimate more than 1 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities were interned in a network of camps since 2016.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2021
Hong Kong quietly widens national security law with subtle shift
City authorities have begun using the phrase 'contrary to the interests of national security” in recent weeks to define new red lines in the entertainment industry and the tax code.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2021
Chinese hackers target Indian agency and media company, report says
The agency, the Unique Identification Authority of India, holds the private biometric information of more than 1 billion Indian citizens.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2021
In climate pledge, Xi says China will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad
Xi provided no details, but depending on how the policy is implemented, the move could significantly limit the financing of coal plants in the developing world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2021
A path-breaking deal to bolster Indo-Pacific security
If AUKUS works as advertised, the “enhanced trilateral security partnership” will be a turning point for the Indo-Pacific and regional security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2021
The ruckus over AUKUS
Australia's decision to cancel its deal to buy a dozen French diesel submarines has roiled relations with France and introduced fresh tensions into relations with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2021
LDP leadership contender Sanae Takaichi holds rare talks with Taiwan president
Tsai Ing-wen joined the meeting with the conservative LDP politician, who is known for her hawkish views on China, in her capacity as head of Taiwan's ruling DPP.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2021
China's neighbors worry Australia sub deal will destabilize region
Some Southeast Asian nations are concerned that the AUKUS partnership could provoke China and spur a regional arms race.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2021
Evergrande meltdown drives down stocks with few links to China
The chain reaction triggered by the Chinese real estate developer's debt worries may say more about the extreme altitude of global risk assets than it does about economic contagion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2021
China targets ‘effeminate’ men in Xi’s growing push for conformity
Beijing has pushed conservative ideas about gender before, including a 2016 ban on entertainment with gay themes and a 2018 attack by some state media on effeminate men in popular culture.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2021
LDP contenders put China in crosshairs in bid to win votes
Foreign policy has taken on increased importance in the party's presidential race, as candidates are trying to win over conservative members with a tough stance on Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2021
Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit
Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it would suspend sugar apple and wax apple imports from the island on pest concerns, in the latest spat between the two over fruit.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2021
LDP contender Sanae Takaichi says she'd accept U.S. intermediate-range missiles
The former internal affairs minister and China hawk was the party's sole presidential candidate to back the idea, calling such a move “absolutely necessary.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2021
War games are no game
All major powers — the United States, its NATO allies, China and Russia — are conducting military exercises more often and on a larger scale than ever.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2021
French break-up a blow to Biden's China-focused alliance rebuilding
Analysts say Washington's deal with Britain to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines has the potential to do lasting damage to the U.S. alliance with France and Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2021
The hidden agenda behind the deal France called a betrayal
The United States and Australia went to extraordinary lengths to keep Paris in the dark as they secretly negotiated a plan to build nuclear submarines.

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