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CHINA

WORLD
Oct 8, 2015
U.S. to sail warships near disputed South China Sea islands: report
The United States is expected to sail warships close to China's artificial islands in the South China Sea within the next two weeks to signal it does not recognize Chinese territorial claims over the area, the Financial Times reported, citing a senior U.S. official.
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2015
TPP deal needs a sober assessment
A sober assessment is needed of what Japan stands to gain and lose from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2015
China uses intimidation tactics at U.N. to silence critics
In a cafe lounge at the United Nations complex in Geneva, a Tibetan fugitive was waiting his turn earlier this year to tell diplomats his story of being imprisoned and tortured back home in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2015
Rare Chinese street artist plasters abandoned buildings with photos of ordinary people
A 25-year-old artist in Beijing who calls himself ROBBBB has found a unique canvas for his work, one he hopes helps capture the fast-paced changes in China's capital: the walls of abandoned and half-demolished buildings.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2015
Is a Sino-U.S. war inevitable?
Out of the past 16 cases when one major power was gaining in power and its rival feared relegation to the second rank, 12 ended in war. Will China and the U.S. suffer the same fate?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2015
U.S. Pacific Fleet commander warns against 'egregious' restrictions in South China Sea
Some countries appear to view freedom of the seas as "up for grabs" in the South China Sea, imposing superfluous warnings and restrictions that threaten stability, a U.S. Navy commander said Tuesday in comments apparently aimed at China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2015
Pope and Xi should have met up in the U.S.
There aren't two leaders on Earth today who face such similar challenges in running their two organizations as Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2015
Difficult to buy a gun in China, but not explosives
A series of deadly bomb blasts in China this week has shown how easy it is to acquire explosives in the country, revealing a major gap in its huge security apparatus as the economy slows and anger grows over issues like graft and poor public services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2015
High-end Tokyo stores cash in on China's weeklong holiday
High-end stores in Tokyo are vying for Chinese visitors at the outset of a weeklong vacation marking China's national day.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2015
Japan, China timed announcement of espionage arrests, says expert
Beijing and Tokyo appear to have waited until two of China's key events were over before revealing the detention of two Japanese nationals.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Oct 1, 2015
Looking back at 70 years before the war's end
Looking back 70 years before Japan's surrender in World War II shows how far the nation has come.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2015
Could the 'Asian century' already be petering out?
Nations across Asia stand at a crossroads and must decide between moving forward based on reforms or continuing to stagnate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2015
Xi's visit to the U.S. — the devil is in the details
Following Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S., China touted progress in their 'Major-Country Relationship,' a topic on which Washington was curiously silent.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2015
Indonesia rewards China's 'courage' with high-profile rail contract
Indonesia picked China over Japan to build the country's first fast-train rail link because Beijing had the courage to provide $5 billion in loans without asking for guarantees, an Indonesian official said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2015
China's Xi struggles to show softer side during U.S. charm offensive
Before Xi Jinping flew to the U.S., his foreign minister promised a "people first visit" that would showcase the Chinese president's "extensive outreach to the American people."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2015
Australia, New Zealand risk losing share of Chinese tourist dollars as infrastructure ages
Australia and New Zealand risk losing a global arms race for big-spending Chinese vacationers unless they improve their services and infrastructure, jeopardizing hopes that tourism will fill the economic hole left by the downturn in commodity prices.

Longform

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