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JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016
Japanese see Americans as idle, distrust Trump: survey
A survey Wednesday shed further light on how Japanese regard their U.S. counterparts, including that they see Americans as idle and not the industrious worker bees admired by the rest of the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2016
No 'free pass' for Indonesia on China Sea disputes, letter says
Indonesia should step up and play a greater leadership role in Southeast Asia's management of maritime disputes with China, a group of foreign policy experts and academics said in an open letter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2016
Philippines says ASEAN omission of arbitration case not a Chinese victory
The Philippines "vigorously pushed" for the inclusion of comment on an arbitration ruling in a joint statement from Southeast Asian countries but its failure to secure that was no diplomatic win for China, Manila's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 26, 2016
The intention behind China's unrestrained naval moves
China is no longer making a secret of its ambition to gain dominance over the western Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2016
How to avoid war in the South China Sea
War between China and the United States is not inevitable.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2016
Kerry says U.S. backs resumption of China-Philippines talks on South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday he supported the resumption of bilateral talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following a ruling against Beijing over the dispute earlier this month.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2016
China's internet regulator fines websites for breaking reporting regulations
China's internet regulator has fined several websites for violating internet publication rules and ordered them to "rectify" pages that ran news stories based on their own reporting, state media has reported.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 25, 2016
Watered-down ASEAN statement could diminish grouping's already waning clout: analysts
A watered-down statement Monday by Southeast Asian nations that failed to mention a landmark legal ruling over China's claims to most of the South China Sea could diminish the clout of the region's key grouping, analysts say.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016
Mirage of a rules-based order
As demonstrated by China's response to The Hague's South China Sea decision, international law is powerful against the powerless, but powerless against the powerful.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2016
China says South Korea's THAAD anti-missile decision 'harms trust'
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has sharply criticized South Korea's move to deploy an advanced U.S. anti-missile defence system to counter threats from North Korea, saying it harms the foundation of their mutual trust, news reports said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 25, 2016
China brokers look to tap 'Pokemon Go' appeal via AR startups, anime costumes
ong Kong
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2016
Former Philippine leader Ramos accepts post as special envoy to Beijing over South China Sea dispute: reports
Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos has accepted a position as special envoy to China after an international tribunal ruled that Beijing's claims to much of the South China Sea had no legal basis, local media reports said Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 23, 2016
Asia's new normal — now made in China?
As China's President Xi Jinping asserts a new normal in Asia — one featuring a more belligerent Chinese presence — he is digging a deep diplomatic hole. The backlash in Asia may have been guarded, but the region's minnows are getting feistier.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2016
Top Obama aide to take call for South China Sea calm to Beijing
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice will urge Beijing next week to avoid escalation in the South China Sea when she makes the highest-level U.S. visit to China since an international court rejected its sweeping claims to the strategic waterway.

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