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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021
The only foreign scientist in the Wuhan lab speaks out
Australian virologist Danielle Anderson had an insider's perspective on a place that's become a flash point in the search for what caused the worst pandemic in a century.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily editorial writer at airport
The Apple Daily’s chief editorial writer was arrested at Hong Kong’s airport, local media reported, the seventh person swept up this month in a national security probe into the now-shut pro-democracy newspaper.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021
Police checks and patriotic flowers: Beijing leaves nothing to chance ahead of party centenary
Beijing has shut down traffic, decked streets in patriotic flower arrangements and national flags, and ramped up surveillance and security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2021
China needs higher inflation
As a developing economy with a per capita income of just over $10,000, China can tolerate higher inflation better than developed economies can.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2021
YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forcing rights group to seek alternative
The channel's administrators appealed the blocking of 12 videos, with some reinstated — but they say YouTube did not provide an explanation as to why others were kept out of public view.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2021
China’s ‘small giants’ lure investors hunting for big returns
With question marks over the strength of the Chinese economy, investors are turning toward secular growth stories in a hunt for exceptional earnings upside.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2021
Tesla dealt ‘black eye’ in recall of cars sold in China
The automaker will make a software fix to more than 285,000 cars in China, or most of the vehicles it delivered there in recent years, to address a safety issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2021
China top U.S. partner in Asia but Japan more reliable, poll of American experts shows
Japan topped the list of countries in the region seen as reliable for the United States with 36% of the respondents naming the country, followed by Australia at 30%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2021
China-U.S. rivalry brings promise of innovation investors crave
U.S. President Joe Biden's rallying call to the richest nations to counter China's growing global influence may end up drawing investors to the markets of America's rival.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 26, 2021
Top U.S. envoy has no plan to meet Chinese foreign minister at G20 meeting
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is not planning to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting in Italy next week, a senior State Department official said Friday.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2021
Hong Kong’s voice for democracy is silenced
The sweep of the security law encompasses far more than the media. Businesses that once flocked to Hong Kong because of its energy and proximity to China are now rethinking those choices.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2021
Suga upholds Japan's apologies for wartime aggression and comfort women
The confirmation comes amid lingering tensions with neighboring countries including South Korea and China over wartime history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021
Japan ratifies massive free trade deal involving China, South Korea and ASEAN
The pact will be Japan's first trade deal involving both China and South Korea — its largest and third-largest trade partners.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021
Japan sees China-Taiwan friction as threat to its security
Remarks from Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi came a week after China sent 28 warplanes near Taiwan, in the latest ratcheting up of military pressure around the democratically ruled island.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021
Japan to give millions of vaccine doses to Taiwan and five Asian nations
Taiwan and Vietnam will each get 2 million AstraZeneca doses, while Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines will each receive 1 million.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021
Biden balances climate need with human rights in Chinese solar product ban
The intersection of the solar supply chain with alleged human rights abuses creates a conflict between the president's environmental and human rights agendas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021
What else has Hong Kong lost, readers ask, as a paper is silenced
To many, Apple Daily was a symbol of the civil liberties that have been lost as Beijing has tightened its grip over the city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 24, 2021
Time to re-examine Japan’s longstanding ambiguity over Taiwan
Tokyo has historically walked a fine line between Beijing and Taipei, but recent tensions point to a need to re-evaluate its stance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2021
Accommodating China is unavoidable
In today's world, attempting to “contain and confront” those with different values or systems, rather than negotiating a new global compact that accommodates them, is a recipe for conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2021
Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning China
The United States and its Pacific allies have concerns that cables laid by China could compromise regional security.
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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