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U S CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2021
Peng Shuai case is the latest glimpse into the machinery of Beijing's control
The tennis star was not heard from publicly for nearly three weeks after alleging former vice premier Zhang Gaoli sexually assaulted her.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 24, 2021
Former U.S. official praises WTA's strong stance on Peng Shuai
The organization has called for a transparent investigation and assurances about Peng's safety and well-being, and has threatened to pull out of tournaments in China over the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2021
Biden's bet on oil reserves highlights complicated relations with China
The Biden administration's diplomatic inroads with China first surfaced this month in Scotland, where the two countries hammered out a surprise deal on boosting action on climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2021
U.S.-China arms talks may not include the nuclear kind
China is adamant that there is no need for it to join nuclear arms reduction talks. Beijing insists that the primary responsibility for such cuts rests on the U.S. and Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2021
Philippines Navy completes South China Sea resupply mission after Chinese blockade
A small boat was dispatched from a Chinese coast guard vessel with three people who recorded the unloading of Philippine personnel and cargo at the Second Thomas Shoal outpost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2021
China sets sights on corporate backers of Taiwan’s independence
A Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman said China will never allow individuals and businesses that support Taiwan independence to make profits in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2021
China’s record-low birthrate confirms population challenges facing Beijing
The new figures show population growth in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing dramatically, with some demographers estimating it could start falling as soon as this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2021
Anti-China forces stirring trouble ahead of Beijing Olympics, state media says
The comments came after the United States said it might consider a diplomatic boycott of the Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 22, 2021
African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road initiative
In addition to the damage done by COVID-19, analysts have attributed the slowdown to waning appetite in Beijing for large foreign investments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 22, 2021
New details on China's hypersonic missiles and nuclear program add to alarm
China's advances in delivery systems, coupled with its bolstered nuclear stockpile, could be employed to prevent U.S. and Japanese intervention in a conflict over Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2021
The $5 billion hoard of metal the world wants but can’t have
The interest in the aluminum stockpile in Vietnam reflects the metal's watershed moment as an era of oversupply gives way to shortfalls because of Chinese curbs on production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2021
China property moguls use billions of their own cash on rescues
The move stands in contrast with counterparts overseas, where the concept of limited liability generally protects personal wealth from creditors' claims.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2021
China won’t bully small nations, Xi tells Southeast Asian leaders
The pledge comes as Beijing is involved in disputes with bloc members over its broad claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2021
Philippines set to resume resupply mission to South China Sea
The Philippines defense chief said after talks with the Chinese ambassador to Manila that China 'will not interfere.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2021
Rebuilding the infrastructure of Sino-American relations
Washington seeks to establish some mechanisms or rules to prevent conflict with Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2021
A better CPTPP would include both the U.S. and China
Tokyo must exert its influence over Beijing's involvement in building regional rules and order and convince Washington to return to a multilateral trade framework in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2021
Kissinger doesn’t see China invasion of Taiwan in next decade
The former U.S. secretary of state said he it's 'perfectly possible” that China will seek to weaken the island's status, but that invasion was unlikely in the next 10 years.

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