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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2016
China's No. 3 official vows to hear Hong Kong autonomy concerns
National People's Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang vowed to listen to Hong Kong's suggestions regarding its autonomy, as he began the highest-level visit by a state leader since pro-democracy protests paralyzed the city two years ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2016
China moves closer to fielding 'Guam Killer' ballistic missile: report
China is getting closer to deploying a new intermediate-range ballistic missile known as the DF-26 — or "Guam Killer" — which could put American forces stationed on the western Pacific U.S. territory at risk, a government report has warned.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2016
Chinese state media breaks silence, says Cultural Revolution must never be repeated
China must learn from the tumultuous, decadelong Cultural Revolution and never allow such an event to happen again, the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily said on the movement's anniversary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2016
Japan's new ambassador in Beijing voices determination to improve ties with China
Japan's new ambassador to China said Monday he is determined to step up the pace of improving bilateral relations and do everything he can to achieve a meeting between the two countries' leaders this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2016
China, Taiwan add tourists to their squabbles
China and Taiwan have added tourism to their bones of contention since the pro-independence opposition swept to power in January elections, trading accusations about who is to blame for a decline in Chinese visitors to the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2016
China slams 'hyped-up' Pentagon report on state of its military
Beijing lambasted the U.S. Defense Department on Sunday over its annual report on the state of China's military, calling it a "hyped-up" move that "deliberately distorted the nation's defense policies."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2016
Xi Jinping — a son of the Cultural Revolution
Power is Xi Jinping's lodestar, and he appears willing to go to any length to secure it. In this effort, he has one key advantage: Mao Zedong's legacy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2016
Five questions about China's disastrous 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution
May 16 marks 50 years since the declaration of China's Cultural Revolution, a decade that plunged the country into chaos, leaving millions dead and transforming its political landscape.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 15, 2016
China asks Britain for advice on creating financial superregulator
China has asked Britain for advice on plans to create a financial superregulator as it looks to improve financial oversight following last year's stock market crash, sources with knowledge of the talks say.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2016
Vietnam urges Japan to take more active role in settling South China Sea row
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Saturday that Japan, as a major regional power, should play a more active role in promoting the peaceful resolution of disputes involving the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2016
Beijing's 'coercive tactics' lay foundation for long-term maritime goals, Pentagon report says
China has used "coercive tactics" to boost its presence and control over disputed areas of the South China Sea and is shifting gears to beef up its military assets in the contested waters, a report released Friday by the Pentagon said.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2016
China, Thailand set to hold joint military exercises
China and Thailand will hold joint exercises beginning this month, China's Ministry of Defence said Friday, in another sign of improving relations since the Thai military seized power in 2014.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2016
Data on Chinese tycoons, party officials leaked on Twitter
Personal information on dozens of Chinese Communist Party officials and captains of industry from Jack Ma to Wang Jianlin may have been exposed on Twitter in one of the country's biggest online leaks of sensitive information.
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2016
For Taiwan, the best defense is a good offense
Taipei needs to develop an approach aimed at deterring Beijing from initiating diplomatic offensives or, once they get under way, at least rolling them back.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2016
Chinese firms claim sovereign immunity in U.S. courts
Some Chinese state-owned entities backed by the key government agency that oversees major state industrial companies have adopted a controversial defense when they face U.S. lawsuits: You can not touch us because we enjoy sovereign immunity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2016
China says U.S. patrols justify defense facilities in contested waters
China's Defense Ministry traded blame with the U.S. on Wednesday over rising tensions in the South China Sea, a day after Washington sent a guided-missile destroyer near a Chinese-controlled man-made island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2016
Ahead of new president's inauguration, China says Taiwan will be to blame for any crisis
Taiwan's new government will be to blame for any crisis with China that erupts once it assumes office, Beijing said on Wednesday, heaping on the pressure ahead of the inauguration of a new president from a pro-independence party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2016
Obama weighs historic decision on whether to lift Vietnam arms ban
U.S. President Barack Obama is considering whether to lift a three-decade-old arms embargo on Vietnam, U.S. officials say, as he weighs calls to forge closer military ties with Hanoi against concerns over its poor human rights record.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2016
'Minimalist' U.S. sail-bys in South China Sea could reinforce Beijing's claims
Washington on Tuesday called a third U.S. Navy maneuver in a disputed part of the South China Sea a robust stand on freedom of navigation. However, the fleeting sail-by fits an approach that some critics have called "minimalist" — one that could strengthen Beijing's claims.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2016
U.S. sails warship near Chinese-claimed reef in South China Sea
A U.S. navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a U.S. Department of Defense official said, prompting anger in Beijing which denounced the patrol as illegal and a threat to peace and stability.

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