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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2015
U.S. downplayed evidence of abuses in Chinese detention camps
After China abolished a notorious penal system based on forced labor in December 2013, the United States rewarded Beijing by removing the world's most populous country from a global blacklist of countries that are failing to combat modern-day slavery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 30, 2015
China sends Japan a message via former navy frigate
Tensions are rising in the East China Sea after China deployed an armed, former navy frigate for the first time to challenge Japan's control of contested islands in what may be an attempt to shift Tokyo's attention away from disputes in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 30, 2015
China eyes huge deficit to cushion reforms, slowing growth
China could run its biggest budget deficit in perhaps half a century next year as leaders turn to government spending to arrest the slowdown in the economy, policy advisers say, after a year of easing monetary policy has brought disappointing results.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2015
New book says Zhou Enlai, China's first premier, was 'probably gay'
A book to be published in Hong Kong in the new year says Zhou Enlai, communist China's much-respected first premier, was probably gay despite his long marriage, and had once been in love with a male schoolmate two years his junior.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2015
Tech giants spot opportunity in forecasting China's smog
Air pollution in China could be big business.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2015
China faces twin challenges to maintain growth
China needs to transition away from unsustainable investment-led growth and move toward a more sustainable consumption-led growth model.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2015
Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea
A group of Filipino protesters has landed on a disputed Philippine-held island in the South China Sea, a local government official said on Sunday, in a risky expedition that may trigger a strong reaction from China.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2015
China passes first domestic violence law, gay couples excluded
China's largely rubber stamp parliament on Sunday passed the country's first law against domestic violence, which covers unmarried people who cohabit but does not protect gay couples, a senior lawmaker said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2015
China's planning addiction vs. a free market
As 2015 closes, China's leaders find themselves at a crossroads: They must decide whether to continue trying to control the economy or build a genuinely market-oriented system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2015
Chinese province will probe all waste sites after landslide disaster
China's southern province of Guangdong, one of the country's biggest industrial bases, will check all construction waste sites in the wake of a deadly landslide to ensure none are in dangerous locations or poorly managed, state media said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2015
China lays blames for slide
A landslide in southern China that killed two people and left more than 70 people missing was caused by breaches of construction safety rules and was not a natural disaster, a government website quoted local authorities as saying Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2015
Japanese woman held in China since June arrested last month
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday a third Japanese citizen has been arrested in China, on the heels of the arrests of two others earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2015
More than money: Employees in China demand cleaner office air
Many companies in China have found that good salaries, promotions and career prospects aren't enough — they also need to offer cleaner air within their offices to lure and retain staffers.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2015
The CCP's daunting institutional challenges
China's leaders must cope with an asymmetry between what they can deliver and what consumers demand.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2015
China expects more Western countries to follow Britain in improving ties
More Western countries will follow Britain in improving ties with China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying on Tuesday, describing relations with London over the past year as a "bright spot" in China's diplomacy.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 22, 2015
China poised to pass anti-terror law this month with West-opposed cyber-provisions
China's controversial anti-terrorism law could be passed as soon as the end of this month, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, legislation that has drawn concern in Western capitals for its cyber-provisions.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2015
Why China, a geopolitical teenager, is now growing up
In taking small steps toward a less petulant, more inclusive foreign policy, China is showing that it just might be willing to make the compromises that will be necessary if it is ever to become a true great power.

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