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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 2, 2019
Should Tokyo cancel Xi's visit due to Hong Kong?
A patriotic but pragmatic prime minister like Yasuhiro Nakasone would never try to show Japan's displeasure by canceling Xi's upcoming state visit.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2019
Australia says China is holding detained writer Yang Hengjun in 'unacceptable' conditions
Australia on Monday criticized the treatment of a Chinese-born Australian writer detained by Beijing for almost a year and sought details of his case, prompting China to say it was being dealt with according to law, amid the neighbors' prickly ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2019
Hong Kong gears up for lunchtime rallies after weekend unrest
Hong Kong protesters geared up for a week of lunchtime rallies Monday, a day after a mass demonstration showed the anti-government movement can still draw people to the streets even after sweeping recent gains by democrats in district elections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2019
China seeks to root out fake news and deepfakes with new online content rules
Chinese regulators have announced new rules governing video and audio content online, including a ban on the publishing and distribution of "fake news" created with technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2019
China wants U.S. tariffs rolled back in phase one trade deal, Global Times reports
Beijing's priority in any phase one trade deal with the United States is the removal of existing tariffs on Chinese goods, China's Global Times newspaper said on Sunday, amid continued uncertainty on whether the two sides can strike a deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2019
China's Uighur crackdown shows fear and insecurity
Xi Jinping has a brash foreign policy and a security state because he knows the real threat is from within
WORLD
Nov 30, 2019
Russia tests hypersonic Kinjal missile in Arctic: sources
Russia's MiG-31K interceptor jet carried out a test of the Kinjal (Dagger) hypersonic missile in Russia's part of Arctic earlier this month, Tass news agency reported Saturday, citing two military sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 30, 2019
U.S. weighs regulations to further restrict Huawei suppliers abroad: sources
The U.S. government may expand its power to stop foreign shipments of products containing U.S. technology to China's Huawei amid frustration that the blacklisting of the company has failed to cut off supplies to the world's largest telecommunications equipment-maker, two sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2019
China mixing military and science in Arctic push, Denmark warns
China's military is increasingly using scientific research in the Arctic as a way into the region, a Danish intelligence service said on Friday, warning of an intensifying geopolitical rivalry in the north.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2019
China's financial warning signs flashing nearly everywhere as policymakers scramble
From rural bank runs to surging consumer indebtedness and an unprecedented bond restructuring, mounting signs of financial stress in China are putting the nation's policymakers to the test.
EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2019
Democracy wins in Hong Kong, but for how long?
Japan must speak up loudly in behalf of democracy in Hong Kong and make clear that there cannot be business as usual — and certainly no visit to Japan by Xi next year — if there is a resort to force to democracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2019
Chinese elite police join Serbian units in first European drills as Beijing's influence spreads to Balkans
Chinese special police took part in their first joint training drills in Europe on Thursday, joining Serbia's elite anti-terrorist unit and local police in an exercise at a Chinese-owned steel mill outside Belgrade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchanges across China halt services amid crackdown
China's latest crypto-crackdown is already claiming its first casualties.
Japan Times
Events / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 28, 2019
Uyghurs living in Kansai try to deal with the stress of a crisis back home
With more and more news coming out about the situation in China's Xinjiang region, a group of Uighurs worried about relatives living there open up about the toll it's taking on their lives in Japan
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2019
China bests U.S. with largest global diplomatic network as Japan quietly rises, study finds
In the highly competitive arena of global diplomacy, it is Beijing that now stands atop the podium.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2019
Hong Kong has spoken, but will Beijing listen?
The pro-democrats' landslide victory in district elections could prove a turning point for the city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2019
Specter of funding crunch looms over runs at China's small banks
Bundles of yuan notes were stacked high behind the counters of branches of Yingkou Coastal Bank earlier this month, as the northeast China lender fought off a run on deposits while on-site government officials battled rumors of a funding crunch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 26, 2019
China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland and considers replacing chief liaison
Tightening its control over efforts to manage the upheaval in Hong Kong, the Chinese leadership has set up a crisis command center on the mainland side of the border and is considering replacing its official liaison to the restive semi-autonomous city, people familiar with the matter have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 26, 2019
Wall Street sets records on trade truce optimism
Each of Wall Street's three major averages kicked off the trading week by closing at records on Monday as signs pointed to progress between the United States and China on a trade truce, while a round of merger deals also helped buoy sentiment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2019
Americans, not Chinese, pay Trump tariffs: New York Fed study
When the Trump administration imposed tariffs on Chinese imports last year, officials insisted China would pay the cost — implying Chinese firms would have to cut their prices to absorb import "taxes" of up to 25 percent when the goods hit U.S. shores.

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