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CHINA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 6, 2021
When will China rule the world? Maybe never.
A combination of reform failure, international isolation and financial crisis could halt China before it reaches the top.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2021
Didi shows all Chinese tech giants must first answer to Beijing
Over the past year, Xi Jinping's government has sought to gain control of the vast amounts of data held by large tech firms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2021
Dire straits: Taiwan’s fragile status quo
War could be the result of a concatenation of events, misperceptions, and emotionally charged decisions, much like the outbreak of World War I.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2021
Europe’s diplomats to China push human rights and respect
Leading European diplomats in Beijing have stressed their commitment to human rights and appealed to China for mutual respect and understanding following a defiant speech from Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2021
China blocks SoftBank-backed Didi from app stores days after U.S. IPO
The surprise probe and rapid decision by China's powerful internet regulator piles on the scrutiny of Didi over issues ranging from antitrust to data security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2021
Duterte’s pivot to China yet to deliver promised billions
Most big-ticket projects funded by China have yet to break ground or haven't been approved, with only three under construction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2021
Canada’s Hong Kong diaspora helps new arrivals with jobs, housing and psychotherapy
Hong Kongers in Canada are banding together to help the latest wave of immigrants fleeing Beijing's tightening grip on their city.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 4, 2021
China names experienced gymnastics lineup for Tokyo Games
Experienced squads on both the men's and women's sides will be looking to recapture the gold medals that eluded them at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2021
China's foreign minister warns foes not to misjudge China’s will
Wang Yi showcased China's rising confidence and assertiveness in global affairs, while criticizing the U.S. and its allies for grasping to an outdated Cold War mentality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2021
Taiwan's Terry Gou and TSMC reach initial deals for BioNTech vaccines
Taiwan had tried for months to buy the shots directly from Germany's BioNTech and has blamed China for nixing a deal the two sides were due to sign earlier this year.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2021
Pride and concern marks anniversary of China's Communist Party
China's insecurity, rather than its very real problems, could be the greatest threat to the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2021
U.S. calls buildup of China's nuclear arsenal 'concerning'
The buildup had become more difficult for China to hide and it appeared it was deviating from decades of nuclear strategy based around minimal deterrence, a U.S. spokesperson said.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2021
Japan and Philippines to hold first joint air force exercises
The exercises will include a Japanese C-130H cargo aircraft and its personnel, which together with Philippine airmen, will simulate delivery of relief goods to isolated areas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2021
Canada’s future lies with a free and open Indo-Pacific
Canada's next 150 years will be shaped by the success or failure of a free and open Indo-Pacific. This will require partnerships, leadership and working with Indo-Pacific stakeholders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2021
China's Xi pledges 'reunification' with Taiwan, drawing stern rebuke
While China has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, Xi called for a process of 'peaceful reunification.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2021
Finding relevance in the Communist Party among China's Gen-Z
Party membership grew by a record 2.43 million in 2020, and as is typical, about 80% of new joiners were 35 or under.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021
Coronavirus and China’s geopolitical rollercoaster
It seemed for a time that the pandemic could mark a moment of ascendancy in the “psychological balance of power” as China moved to supplant America's leadership role.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021
How great powers should compete
Many in the West disapprove of China's single-party governance structure, just as vocal elements in China disparage Western liberal democracy, which they argue is in terminal decline.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2021
How China’s security law changed Hong Kong forever in 12 months
The law China imposed on Hong Kong a year ago was much more than a piece of legislation: It showed Beijing was now running the show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2021
China's bitcoin crackdown sparks fears of dirtier cryptomining
By cutting off access to China's power grid, with its plentiful supply of affordable renewable energy, the new restrictions could push miners toward dirtier sources of electricity.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past