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XI JINPING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 28, 2020
Confusion and lost time: How testing woes slowed China's coronavirus response
Yang Zhongyi was still waiting on Monday for a coronavirus test in the Chinese city of Wuhan two weeks after she started to show signs of a fever, even though doctors privately told her family that she almost certainly has been infected, her son, Zhang Changchun, told Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 25, 2020
Abe shakes off criticism of Xi state visit, saying trip crucial for 'peace and prosperity' in region
In the face of criticism, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned state visit to Japan, saying that Tokyo and Beijing have a "substantial responsibility for peace and prosperity in the region and in the world."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2020
Carrie Lam says Xi has assured her Beijing won't turn the screws on Hong Kong
Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered personal assurances that he won't use the protests in Hong Kong as an excuse to tighten Beijing's controls on the region, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2020
IT happens: Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name
Facebook Inc. on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping's name appearing as "Mr. S—-hole" in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologizing for any offense caused.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2020
Myanmar and China agree to speed projects but ink no new deals
China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on Saturday to speed up infrastructure projects as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbor increasingly isolated by the West.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2020
Xi courts an isolated Myanmar in first state visit of the year
In China's carefully choreographed diplomatic calendar, the itinerary of the president's first overseas trip can send signals about his long-term strategic goals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 16, 2020
To deter China, refined 'porcupine strategy' may be more crucial to Taiwan than high-profile arms
In her first term, President Tsai Ing-wen secured more than $10 billion in high-profile U.S. weapons to defend Taiwan against China. Over the next four years, it may be more important to acquire less glamorous but nimbler weapons to prevent Beijing from considering an invasion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2020
Doubts linger after U.S. and China ink initial trade deal
China will boost spending on U.S. products in exchange for rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies Wednesday, defusing an 18-month row but leaving numerous thorny issues unresolved.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 13, 2020
No soul-searching for Xi Jinping after Taiwan rebuffs China in election
In a democracy, two resounding election defeats in a matter of months might prompt some soul-searching in the losing camp.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 5, 2020
Signaling frustration with protests, China appoints new Hong Kong liaison head
China has replaced its top liaison official for Hong Kong, signaling Beijing's growing frustration with prodemocracy protests that have dragged on for months.
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2020
Jan 2, 2020
Japan faces a diplomatic balancing act in 2020 as it seeks to manage ties with the U.S. and China
In the spring, President Xi Jinping is set to come to Japan, the first visit by a Chinese president in nine years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 1, 2020
U.S. alarmed by China's trial and sentencing of Christian 'house' church pastor
The United States expressed alarm on Tuesday at the trial and sentencing to a nine-year prison term of the pastor of one of China's best-known unregistered "house" churches.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 31, 2019
Rare Chinese bureaucratic shake-up reveals future leaders
China's sprawling bureaucracy is undergoing a regional reshuffle of a rare scale, with new appointments and job swaps offering hints of potential future leaders being groomed by Beijing.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2019
White House adviser says China trade deal signing expected soon
The White House's trade adviser on Monday said the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal would likely be signed in the next week, but said confirmation would come from President Donald Trump or the U.S. Trade Representative.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2019
China's Xi turns to financial experts to tame economic risks
As China struggles to deal with the slowdown of the world's second-largest economy, it has embarked on a new strategy of placing financial experts in provinces to manage risks and rebuild regional economies.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 29, 2019
Who's who among China's rising financial czars
Since 2018, China's President Xi Jinping has installed 12 former executives from government regulators or state-run financial institutions to top leadership posts across the country's provinces, regions and municipalities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2019
Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a signing ceremony to sign the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal agreed to this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 24, 2019
U.S.-North Korea talks 'more important than anything,' Moon tells Xi
It is "more important than anything" to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2019
Change to Chinese university's charter dropping 'freedom of thought' stirs debate
Changes to the charter of one of China's top universities — dropping the phrase "freedom of thought" and adding a pledge to follow the Communist Party's leadership — have sparked heated debate and a rare act of student defiance.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2019
The Shandong, China's first homegrown aircraft carrier: More than just a symbol of prestige
The commissioning puts China in a small group of nations with multiple aircraft carriers as it reportedly continues to work on building a third.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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