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CHINA

JAPAN
Nov 25, 2013
Tokyo cries foul over China's declaration of air defense zone
Beijing's setting up an air defense identification zone over a section of the East China Sea violates a basic rule under international law and is a 'very dangerous' move that could lead to 'an unexpected event,' a high-ranking Japanese official warns.
Japan Times
Reference / Q&A
Nov 25, 2013
ADIZs common but China's is worrisome
China's announcement Saturday of its establishment of an air defense identification zone in the East China Sea that includes the Japan-controlled Senkaku islets has worsened already tense bilateral ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Nov 24, 2013
Chinese families still at officials' mercy despite one child policy easing
When 36-year-old Lois heard the news that China was relaxing its one child policy, she was delighted and relieved.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2013
Resisting the historical deniers
Shin Kawashima recalls his heart sinking with the reelection of Shinzo Abe. A specialist in Asian diplomatic history at the University of Tokyo, Kawashima has spent years trying to narrow the gap between Japan and China's strikingly different interpretations of wartime history. The election could undo...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 23, 2013
Rookie trio make for a leadership deficit in East Asia
With three new leaders taking power over the past year — in Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing (and a fourth in Pyongyang two years ago) — 2013 was never likely to be a banner year for regional diplomacy. But I didn't expect it to get quite this bad.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2013
Ending China's one-child policy: too little, too late?
China's population is going to drop even with the relaxation of its one-child policy.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2013
How Beijing shapes outside perception of China
Beijing uses visa denials and censorship to pressure foreign media and academics to portray China in a favorable light.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2013
China may long regret miserly typhoon aid offer
China's stingy donation to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan dramatically undercut its recent regional charm offensive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2013
China plans to ease 'one-child' policy and end labor camps
President Xi Jinping announced Friday the most sweeping package of economic, social and legal reforms in China in decades, including a relaxation of the country's "one-child" policy and the scrapping of its much-criticized system of labor camps,
COMMENTARY
Nov 15, 2013
China's quest for value in the globalization age
China must re-establish its competitiveness by positioning itself at the top of the global value chain, which implies the need to promote trade and upgrade its industrial infrastructure.

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