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GEOECONOMIC BRIEFING

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 23, 2022
Can China overcome its barriers to gaining more financial power?
Despite implementing various reforms over the past few decades, the moves of the world's second-largest economy remain only half completed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 12, 2022
How China’s plan to reform the factor market will work to develop its economy
Government documents state that the country is aiming for “landmark achievements” in its reform efforts by 2025.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 10, 2022
To navigate the Senkaku Islands dispute, look to history
The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the continuing rise of China have changed the world, but Beijing's approach to its territorial claims has also evolved.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 28, 2022
Russian invasion may sway China against a forceful approach to Taiwan
Sanctions, international condemnation and a future threat to leadership could be the results of aggressive unification, if Moscow's action is an indicator.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 25, 2022
China’s 'wolf warrior' diplomacy at a crossroads amid Ukraine crisis
Confrontation between democratic states — including the U.S., Europe and Japan — and authoritarian states centered around China and Russia has become clearer in recent times.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 18, 2022
China’s bid to wage cognitive warfare over democracy and human rights
The Xi administration is attaching particular importance to redefining democracy and human rights, and other countries are getting behind it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 5, 2022
The real reason behind China’s repression of ethnic minorities
Beijing officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups, but their treatment has been far from equal over the past decades.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 31, 2022
How China aims to treat Hong Kong's explosive COVID-19 outbreak
Hong Kong had been relatively successful in containing the virus until the emergence of the omicron variant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 28, 2022
Initiating dialogue on universal values is essential for Japan and China
Fifty years after normalizing ties, the two nations are still only halfway down the road to improving their relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 21, 2022
Why China has failed to build 'great power relations' with the U.S.
Fifty years on from the Shanghai Communique, the nations have failed to reach a concrete understanding, despite changes in leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 15, 2022
China faces mounting challenges amid wealth gap and other social issues
President Xi Jinping is facing serious barriers to his goal of unifying 'Chinese people of all ethnic groups.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 7, 2022
Untangling the roots of the instability in Japan and China's relationship
As the two nations mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties, military tensions and economic interdependence lie at the heart of their ongoing friction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 1, 2022
The Beijing Games — the start of the end of China’s ‘COVID zero’ policy?
With its strict restrictions on people's movements, the country has faced a critical test in staging the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 22, 2022
What Kishida’s ‘realism diplomacy for a new era’ actually means for Japan
By labeling his foreign policy stance as “realism,” the prime minister is apparently trying to avoid being criticized by conservative members of the party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 15, 2022
Who’s really calling the shots in Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office?
Some have suggested that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may stand to gain from looking to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's strong approach to the workings of inner government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 1, 2022
Why economic security in Japan needs to include the defense industry
At present, the defense industry appears to be absent from government efforts to achieve economic security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 25, 2022
Monetary security is a fight over infrastructure financing, currency and sanctions
With the U.S. liberally deploying sanctions and China striving to push its digital yuan, Japan must tread carefully to maintain its own standing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 20, 2022
Japan needs radical change to achieve health security
Health crises, such as the ongoing pandemic, are a national security threat just like major disasters and armed attacks, and preparation is vital.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 17, 2022
Why cyber defense in Japan is so unreliable
Despite its technological advances, the country lags in global cybersecurity rankings, having failed to follow a solid policy for embracing modernization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 11, 2022
Firms see U.S.-China tensions as economic security threat, survey shows
Tokyo needs to look at constructing a stable relationship with Washington and Beijing, despite their confrontations, to ease Japanese companies' fears.

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