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COMMUNIST PARTY

Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2021
Pride and concern marks anniversary of China's Communist Party
China's insecurity, rather than its very real problems, could be the greatest threat to the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2021
Finding relevance in the Communist Party among China's Gen-Z
Party membership grew by a record 2.43 million in 2020, and as is typical, about 80% of new joiners were 35 or under.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2021
How China’s security law changed Hong Kong forever in 12 months
The law China imposed on Hong Kong a year ago was much more than a piece of legislation: It showed Beijing was now running the show.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021
China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100
China's rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2021
China's ruling Communist Party censors its past as centenary nears
President Xi Jinping has spearheaded a campaign against 'historical nihilism,' defined as any attempt to use the past to question the party's leading role.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2021
With massive dams, China finds a weapon in water
Giant dams damage ecosystems, drive freshwater species to extinction, cause deltas to retreat and often emit more greenhouse gases than fossil-fuel power plants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2021
The Chinese Communist Party is not forever
The fact that no other such party in modern times has survived for a century should give China's leaders cause for worry, not celebration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2021
Do free markets still beat central planning?
Is China's system really diametrically opposed to that of, say, the United States? In a word: no.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 13, 2021
‘The Party and the People’ shows Chinese leadership as responsive but unaccountable to the public
In his new book, Bruce J. Dickson refers to contemporary Chinese politics as a study in nuanced contrasts: authoritarian yet cooperative; repressive yet responsive to public opinion.
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
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
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2021
Hong Kong’s fading attractions: Will the new Carrie Lam Show help?
Hong Kong is changing so much that it is quickly becoming unrecognizable. With China tightening its grip over the former British colony, it is losing much of its old attraction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2021
Trust me, you don’t want to be China's biggest billionaire
Conspicuous wealth attracts unwanted scrutiny. Beijing is wary of rich developers because they often load up on debt, thereby putting corporate China's financial health at risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021
China says 'patriotism' in Hong Kong means loving the party
Hong Kong's Basic Law provides that foreigners can serve as judges and up to 20% of legislators can be foreign nationals. An emphasis on patriotism puts such people in an awkward position.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2020
Hydro-hegemony: Will China turn off Asia’s tap?
As long as the Communist Party of China remains in power, the country will most likely continue to wage stealthy water wars that no one can win.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2020
Vietnam leadership wrangling heats up as Communist Party meets
As Vietnam's ruling Communist Party started a weeklong meeting on Monday, discussion has intensified over the top leadership that will emerge and set the tone for the next five years in the fast-developing Southeast Asian country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2020
Xi’s lost chance in Asia
Beijing's political goodwill has been met with strong resistance from across the world, with even Europe realizing the perils of China's “wolf warrior” diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2020
The political logic of China’s strategic mistakes
The Chinese Communist Party is firmly convinced that the world is a Hobbesian place where long-term survival depends solely on raw power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020
U.S.-China media war on truth and trust
China now has a global propaganda machine that can deliver the government's message on its terms.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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