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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2021
China dispatches sharp-tongued diplomat Qin Gang as new ambassador to U.S.
While relatively unknown outside diplomatic circles, Qin has long been an active combatant in China's battles with the West.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2021
China move to fight sanctions gives Hong Kong banks new worry
The move that could create complications for multinationals caught in rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021
Japan’s newfound boldness on defending Taiwan
Japan's increasing concern with China's intimidation of its neighbors has triggered a shift toward a greater willingness to publicly align its national interests with the security of Taiwan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021
Beijing's big tech crackdown means a bad summer for investors everywhere
Beijing's crackdown over the weekend on for-profit school tutoring is just one part of a much wider reshape of the tech economy in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2021
IMF cuts Japan's growth forecast to 2.8% in 2021 as COVID-19 spreads again
Japan was the only country among the Group of Seven industrialized nations that faced a downgrade in the fund's latest World Economic Outlook report.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2021
Even as Beijing's grip tightens, Hong Kong maintains status as finance hub
More than a year after the crackdown began, signs of an investor exodus are hard to find.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2021
China crackdown rocks investors: ‘Everybody’s in the crosshairs’
With losses in Chinese tech and education exceeding $1 trillion, investors question where regulators might strike next.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 27, 2021
U.S. and China positions ossify at entrenched Tianjin talks
With no indication of a U.S.-China leaders' summit in the works, nor any outcomes announced from high-level diplomatic talks on Monday, relations between Beijing and Washington appear to be at a standstill as both sides insist the other must make concessions for ties to improve.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2021
China overhauls private education sector ‘hijacked by capital’
The country's education technology sector is worth $100 billion, but Beijing's reforms will drastically change the business model.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2021
With eye on China, Pentagon chief heads to Southeast Asia
Lloyd Austin will seek to emphasize the importance Washington places on fortifying ties in the region while pushing back against China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2021
U.S. to stress need for 'guard rails' in deputy secretary of state's talks in China
U.S. State Department No. 2 Wendy Sherman to tell China in upcoming talks that while Washington welcomes competition, there needs to be a level playing field.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Tomokazu Harimoto aiming to end Chinese table tennis supremacy
Eighteen-year-old world No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto is hoping to do what many would consider near impossible: end China's 13-year Olympic men's singles table tennis reign by claiming Japan's first gold in the sport.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2021
Free speech or secession? 'Liberate Hong Kong' at heart of landmark case
Activists say a ruling to outlaw the slogan will tighten limits on free speech.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2021
China crackdown makes Hong Kong index world’s biggest tech loser
An index launched a year ago to give investors greater exposure to China’s internet giants is now the world’s worst-performing major technology gauge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2021
One month since closing of Apple Daily, concern over Hong Kong free press lingers
Apple Daily's closure and the subsequent arrests of its employees have sparked fears of a broader crackdown by Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 24, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat to visit India with vaccines and China in focus
On the agenda will be COVID-19, Indo-Pacific engagement and Afghanistan's future after the U.S. troop pullout.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2021
China blasts NBC for using ‘incomplete’ map on Olympic broadcast
The condemnation came a day after an announcer for public broadcaster NHK raised eyebrows by referring to the Taiwanese team as 'Taiwan' rather than 'Chinese Taipei.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2021
China orders Tencent to give up exclusive music rights
The penalty on Asia's most valuable corporation is indicative of Beijing's escalating campaign against home-grown tech giants.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021
China's Yang Qian wins first gold medal of Tokyo Olympics
The silver went to Russian shooter Anastasiia Galashina and the bronze medal went to Switzerland's Nina Christen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 24, 2021
U.S. lawmakers urge IOC to delay or move China's 2022 Winter Olympics
A group of U.S. lawmakers called on the body to postpone the Beijing Games and relocate the event unless China ends its alleged genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

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