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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2021
America must rediscover human-rights realism
A policy that virtually ignored human rights, however, would reduce the U.S. to the one-dimensional realpolitik that characterizes Chinese and Russian behavior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2021
Mr. Xi, policies are more important than narratives
While Chinese culture is laudable, culture does not equate to policy and will not guarantee that others will automatically respect your government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2021
Taiwan’s foreign minister plays down threat of war even as tensions soar
“We don't really anticipate that conflict or war are going to break out any time soon, but we are trying to get ourselves ready,” Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told a news conference.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2021
Farmers in China push back the desert — one tree at a time
In March, heavy sandstorms hit Beijing for the first time in six years, putting the country's reforestation efforts under scrutiny.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 3, 2021
Revival of lab leak theory risks making U.S.-China relations worse
The probe comes at a sensitive time in U.S.-China relations, with both governments showing signs they want to move beyond the vitriol of Donald Trump's presidency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021
Did China avoid blame for causing the pandemic?
The WHO first learned of the COVID-19 outbreak from Taiwan, news articles, a public bulletin and from an automated alert system that scans the internet for mentions of unexplained pneumonia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2021
Cautious China keeps borders shut despite mass vaccination drive
Despite only one COVID-19 fatality in the last 13 months and growing protection from inoculations, top officials maintain aggressive rhetoric when talking about the virus' risks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2021
New U.S. Indo-Pacom chief makes Japan first stop overseas
In a veiled reference to China's ramped-up pressure on democratic Taiwan, Adm. John Aquilino and Suga agreed on the “importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021
The secret behind the Chinese Communist Party’s perseverance
To protect the party, even companies and their successful CEOs will be sacrificed if those interests in any way conflict with or threaten the supremacy and policies of the CCP.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 2, 2021
Here’s what’s needed to boost China’s falling birthrate
China's decision to relax birth rules by allowing all families to have three children was met with skepticism from economists who doubt it'll make much of a difference.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 2, 2021
China's banks are bursting with dollars, and that's a worry
Boosted by surging export receipts and investment flows, the value of foreign cash deposits in China's banks leapt above $1 trillion for the first time in April.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 2, 2021
NBA stars urged to end China endorsements over forced labor
A U.S. congressional commission on Tuesday called on American basketball stars to end endorsements of Chinese sportswear firms that use cotton grown in China's Xinjiang region, warning against complicity in forced labor they say takes place there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2021
Malaysia to summon Chinese envoy over 'suspicious' air force activity
Malaysia's air force said it scrambled jets on Monday to conduct visual confirmation after the planes flew within 60 nautical miles of Malaysian Borneo's Sarawak state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2021
Xi seeks ‘lovable’ image for China in sign of diplomatic rethink
Xi told top party leaders that China must 'make friends extensively, unite the majority and continuously expand its circle of friends with those who understand and are friendly to China.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2021
An overconfident and assertive China forces a tough U.S. response
As the Chinese government is telling foreign audiences to purchase Huawei products, it is warning domestic audiences of the dangers of reliance on foreign technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 1, 2021
China’s three-child policy may do little to boost its birthrate
'The issue is high child-care costs, employment discrimination against women in childbearing age, lack of child care in the workplace etc.,' said a banker involved in strategy in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2021
Australia and New Zealand call on China to let U.N. visit Xinjiang
A joint statement from the leaders' annual meeting also included statements on Hong Kong and the South China Sea, two other areas that China regards as domestic affairs.

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