Commentary / World Mar 6, 2020
The China factor behind Trump's India visit
by Brahma Chellaney
The far-reaching shift that President Donald Trump has initiated in U.S. relations with China promises to reshape global geopolitics and trade.
Business Dec 24, 2019
How rare earth shocks lifted an upstart Australian mining company
by Melanie Burton, Yuka Obayashi and Aaron Sheldrick
Sprawled across a spent volcano on the remote edge of the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia, the Mount Weld mine seems a world away from the U.S.-China trade war. But the dispute has been a lucrative one for Lynas Corp., Mount Weld's Australian owner. ...
Business Dec 19, 2019
Japan ekes out progress in a turbulent year of politicized trade
by Satoshi Sugiyama
World trade continued to plunge into chaos this year, as U.S. President Donald Trump continued to petrify trading partners around the world with his unpredictable presidency. Even though the U.S. and China appear to have taken a respite from their trade war following a partial ...
Commentary / Japan Nov 5, 2019
Will Japan be a loser in U.S.-China trade war?
by Kuni Miyake
Preconceptions and wishful thinking are always the biggest obstacles for understanding reality.
Commentary / World Sep 1, 2019
U.S.-China spat is more than just a trade war
by Koichi Hamada
US President Donald Trump's trade war with China is driven at least as much by anxiety over China's rise as by economic rationality. That kind of insecurity can have disastrous consequences.
Commentary / World Jul 29, 2019
Every U.S. president since Reagan was wrong about China
by Hal Brands
For decades U.S. politicians and analysts told us economic growth in China would spur liberalism. Denying that fact could lead to more big mistakes.
Business | FOCUS Jul 15, 2019
U.S.-China trade war may provide window of opportunity for Japan businesses
by Tomoyuki Tachikawa
Although China's economy has been slowing down due to a trade war waged by the United States, hurting not only exports but also domestic demand, such a situation may provide a window of opportunity for Japanese businesses. As relations between the two Asian nations have ...
Commentary / World Jun 25, 2019
by Shaun O'dwyer
As cold war rhetoric escalates, progressive critics of China must find an independent voice.
National / Politics Jun 13, 2019
Trump 'frustrated' with lack of Japan trade deal, Ambassador William Hagerty says
by Sayuri Daimon and Reiji Yoshida
Touching on the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi in February, Hagerty argued it was “not a failure, as some have portrayed it.”
Commentary / Japan May 29, 2019
The high cost of the U.S.-China confrontation
by Heizo Takenaka
Japan must not underestimate the cost that the U.S.-China confrontation could bring.
Business | ANALYSIS Feb 25, 2019
Trump trade truce removes a cloud over global economy — for now
by Enda Curran
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to extend the deadline for increasing tariffs on Chinese goods defuses one of the biggest risks hanging over global trade, investment and sentiment. Trump said he will extend the deadline beyond this week, citing "substantial progress" in the latest round ...
Commentary / World Feb 25, 2019
Why a U.S.-China trade deal is not enough
by Minxin Pei
The trade war is a manifestation of the strategic competition between the two powers.