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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2019
'Foreign forces' seek to create havoc in Hong Kong, Chinese state media claims
Certain "foreign forces" are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2019
U.S. and Russia trade blame for near collision of warships in East China Sea
Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in the East China Sea on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behavior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2019
Which Tiananmen narrative is true?
There is little doubt about the Beijing spring of 1989 that called for greater openness, freedoms and democracy in China, or about its suppression. But there is a counter-narrative that receives no mention in the China-bashing mainstream media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2019
Today's U.S.-China clash began at Tiananmen Square
Ever since the massacre, Beijing has pushed authoritarianism at home and abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2019
U.S. preparing to sell over $2 billion in arms to Taiwan, testing China, say sources
The United States is pursuing the sale of more than $2 billion worth of tanks and weapons to Taiwan, four people familiar with the negotiations said, in a move likely to anger China as a trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2019
Beijing mulls playing its strongest card: Rare earths
The U.S. imports 80 percent of its rare earths from China, but accounts for just 4 percent of China's rare earth exports. This gives Beijing a significant advantage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 4, 2019
As U.S. rips China on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, Japan takes a different tack
In an annual statement, the U.S. State Department marked the 30th anniversary of China's June 4, 1989, Tiananmen crackdown with one of its most harsh criticisms to date, delivering a scathing assessment of the massacre and praising the "heroic protest movement" — a message that stood in stark contrast...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2019
U.S. to sell 34 advanced surveillance drones to allies in South China Sea region
The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington will no longer "tiptoe" around Chinese behavior in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2019
Brazil halts beef exports to China after 'atypical' case of mad cow disease
Brazil suspended beef exports to China after a case of mad cow disease was reported in Mato Grosso state, according to a government document seen by Bloomberg, dealing another blow to the nation's meat exporters.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2019
China warns students and academics of risks of studying in U.S.
China warned students and academics on Monday about risks involved in studying in the United States, pointing to limits on the duration of visas and visa refusals, amid a bitter trade war and other tension between the two countries.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2019
Don't succumb to Tiananmen amnesia
The world has an obligation to remember what happened on June 4, 1989, so that it has no illusions about the nature of the regime with which it must deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2019
China's Tiananmen reckoning
The CCP's continued reliance on brute power to keep China's citizens in line could eventually leave it on the ash heap of history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 3, 2019
30 years after the Tiananmen massacre, can Japan do more to keep its memory alive?
The West and Japan have sought to balance human rights concerns with reaping the rewards of economic relations with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2019
Huawei to sell off undersea cable business to Chinese firm after U.S. reportedly cited security risk
In its first major asset sale since the United States ratcheted up accusations of the Chinese firm being a vehicle for espionage, a Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. buyer's filing showed Monday it plans to sell its undersea telecom cable business.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 3, 2019
Trump's Huawei problem: Asia doesn't want U.S. to kneecap China
Smoking cigarettes at Singapore's Shangri-La Hotel, the site of Asia's most prominent annual defense forum, members of China's military found themselves surprisingly upbeat this weekend.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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