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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2020
Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategic shift
The relationship is no longer shaped just by trade, but by a stark view that Beijing poses a threat to Australia's democracy and national sovereignty.
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BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020
China returns to old stimulus playbook to boost growth
Much of the money borrowed by local governments looks to be going to build the same kind of projects as in past years, which struggle to generate sufficient revenue.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 7, 2020
Joe Biden’s China journey
As Biden faces fierce campaign attacks from President Donald Trump, his language on China points to a drastic shift in thinking.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2020
There's a better TikTok deal out there and SoftBank is eyeing it
SoftBank is putting together a coalition to bid for the company's business in India, Bloomberg News reported late Thursday.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2020
China's exports rise at fastest pace since March '19 as economies reopen
The gains eclipsing an extended fall in imports, which slumped 2.1 percent compared with market expectations for a 0.1 percent increase.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2020
China sits at epicenter of raging U.S. election thunderstorm
Beijing's position on the contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the standard-bearer of the Democratic Party, is that it has no position.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2020
Beijing may be more addicted to coal than oil
PetroChina's announcement in its half-year results last week that it would seek a 'near-zero” target for emissions by 2050 was unexpected.
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JAPAN / Society
Sep 6, 2020
Uyghurs in Japan call for action to end forced labor in Xinjiang
Twelve Japanese manufacturing giants have been accused of complicity in the group's repression by sourcing supplies from factories exploiting their forced labor.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 6, 2020
Activists call for ‘Mulan’ boycott over star’s Hong Kong stance
Activists are calling for a boycott of Disney’s live-action "Mulan” remake, citing a social media post from the lead actress in support of Hong Kong police.
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WORLD
Sep 6, 2020
Race for coronavirus vaccine pits spy against spy
The pandemic has prompted one of the fastest peacetime mission shifts in recent times for the world's intelligence agencies, pitting them against one another.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 5, 2020
Japan strike capability could stoke simmering tensions in Asia
Experts say the move could drag Japan into a dangerous arms race with China that might force it to consider the acquisition of offensive weapons.
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COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 4, 2020
Neither U.S. nor China will lead post-coronavirus order
The age of the two economic superpowers, which have been engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war, could be over.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2020
Rest of Asia will miss Abe more than Japan will
Asian democracies will have to hope that Japan continues down the path Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid out.
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SOCCER
Sep 4, 2020
Premier League cuts off Chinese broadcaster over payments
England's Premier League terminated its lucrative broadcast agreement in China, a move that could exacerbate the financial fallout one of the world’s most-watched sporting competitions is already seeing from COVID-19.
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WORLD
Sep 4, 2020
U.N. experts decry Hong Kong security law in letter to China
The 'open letter' reflected a detailed legal analysis of the national security law imposed in Hong Kong on June 30.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2020
SoftBank reportedly considering bid for TikTok in India
TikTok is considering selling its operations in several countries after governments shut out the app, citing fears that user data was passing into the hands of China.
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COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 3, 2020
The search for a leader in the post-coronavirus new order
With the United States and China facing issues over lack of action and trust, Japan needs to step up to make itself heard on the world stage.
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EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2020
Dangerous tensions at the top of the world — again
Nationalist leaders, the general antagonistic public, military confrontations and nuclear-armed neighbors: This is as dangerous a combination as can be imagined.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2020
Top U.S. envoy imposes new limits on Chinese diplomats as tensions rise
Approval must now be sought to visit university campuses or meet with local officials.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 3, 2020
Pentagon's latest salvo against China's growing might: Cold War bombers
The U.S. has been intensifying its challenge to China and its sweeping territorial claims over one of the world's most important strategic waterways.

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