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CHINA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 29, 2020
Confrontational approach to China: Emotionally satisfying, strategically shortsighted
Japan needs sophisticated thinking and a rich menu of options to deal with China: A purely hard-line approach is neither.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2020
The WTO and TPP amid the U.S.-China trade war
The TPP may once again gain attention as a multilateral agreement that complements the problem-plagued WTO.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. aircraft carriers hold joint drills after ASEAN lambastes Beijing over South China Sea
The second dual carrier exercise in a week comes amid a flurry of U.S. and Chinese military activity in Western Pacific.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2020
Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws
Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people on Sunday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2020
China's lawmaking body adds Hong Kong security law to agenda, report says
The move signals that Beijing may soon hand down a still-secret measure that pro-democracy activists and business groups say could erode the city's unique freedoms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2020
How China is tightening its grip on Hong Kong's economy
International firms are increasingly being displaced in the territory by Chinese companies moving in and gaining a strong foothold.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2020
U.S. slaps visa bans on Chinese officials in opening salvo over Hong Kong
The U.S. State Department imposed visa bans on Chinese Communist Party officials accused of infringing the freedom of Hong Kong citizens, in what a senior official described as the opening salvo in a campaign to force Beijing to back off from new restrictions on the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2020
Survey shows Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests may be losing steam
Support for yearlong pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong has slipped, now getting the backing of a slim majority, as the city braces for the imposition of Beijing-drafted national security legislation, a survey conducted for Reuters showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2020
Japan protests China's renaming of seabed zones around Senkaku Islands
'Giving names to surrounding seabed topography doesn't change the fact that the Senkakus are our country's inherent territory,' the government's top spokesman said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 25, 2020
Chinese jets buzzing around Taiwan show long-term risk of war with U.S.
While the number of incursions this year is still on pace with previous years, the recent outburst is unusual and could augur a dramatic escalation if sustained.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2020
Washington report says Huawei and Hikvision backed by Chinese military
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has determined that top Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision, are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new U.S. financial sanctions, according...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2020
China asks Japan to maintain 'exclusively defense-oriented' policy
China on Wednesday asked Japan to maintain its "exclusively defense-oriented" policy under the war-renouncing Constitution, as some Japanese ruling lawmakers have called for Tokyo to acquire the ability to attack foreign bases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2020
A moment of truth for New Delhi and Beijing
The current crisis could prove to be a defining moment for Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2020
China-India border clash leads to contrasting domestic responses
The skirmish between Chinese and Indian troops over a long-disputed border this month is being treated in New Delhi as the country's worst diplomatic crisis in decades even as it is downplayed by Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2020
Trump's threat to 'decouple' U.S. and China hits trade and investment reality
Conflicting talk from White House officials about "decoupling" the U.S. economy from China is running into a challenging reality: Chinese imports of U.S. goods are rising, investment by American companies into China continues, and markets are wary of separating the world's biggest economies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2020
U.S.-China dialogue suggests Xi supports Trump in election
With Trump, perhaps unwittingly, doing China's work, there's every reason for Beijing to help him win votes in November.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2020
How the U.S. and its allies should prepare for the post-COVID-19 world
With many nations looking to the United States for leadership, the country risks being hemmed in by its economic ties with China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2020
Taro Kono takes rare step of revealing submarine spotted near southwest Japan was likely Chinese
Defense chief cites the situation with the Senkaku Islands as part of rationale for disclosing vessel's nationality despite the 'high secrecy' of such information.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2020
Taiwan raps China for military activity, saying it should fight virus instead
China should focus on fighting the resurgent coronavirus in Beijing rather than "disturbing" Taiwan with military drills near the Chinese-claimed island, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang told reporters Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2020
RCEP members to keep aiming for deal this year, with hopes India will rejoin
The free trade agreement would lower tariffs and set rules on investment and intellectual property for an area covering a third of the global economy.
Tiny Japanese startup is bringing AI dating to the masses
Goki Kusunoki, CEO and co-founder of Samansa, with the company's Loverse app in Tokyo on May 10. The app allows interaction only with generative artificial intelligence.
South Korea's first lady grilled over Dior bag and stock manipulation
South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee and President Yoon Suk-yeol listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an official state dinner, during Yoon's visit to Washington at the White House in April last year.
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Unused stones for Osaka Castle diverted to expo toilet pillars
A number of stone blocks originally intended for the building of Osaka Castle are set to find a new home in the toilet facility of the 2025 Expo in Osaka.
MSDF chopper in crash that left eight dead found on seabed
SH-60K patrol helicopter
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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.

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