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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 18, 2019
When it comes to North Korean nukes, Xi wants U.S. and Japan to know that China still wields immense power
When Xi Jinping makes his first visit to North Korea as China's president on Thursday, he'll be broadcasting a message to the U.S. and Japan: When it comes to Pyongyang's nukes, Beijing still wields immense power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2019
China's Xi to make first visit to North Korea as president on Thursday
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will make his first visit to North Korea as president on Thursday, state-run media from both countries reported Monday, just over a week before Xi is due to meet U.S. leader Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe separately on the sidelines of the Osaka Group of 20 summit....
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jun 15, 2019
Amid U.S.-China trade war, Osaka braces for G20 summit
Ready or not Osaka, here it comes. The Group of 20 Summit, that is.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2019
Trump says 'it doesn't matter' if Xi agrees to meeting at Osaka G20 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump said "it doesn't matter" if Chinese President Xi Jinping agrees to meet with him later this month during the Group of 20 summit in Osaka to restart negotiations over trade because the United States is collecting billions of dollars in tariffs on goods from the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 14, 2019
China's hard line in Hong Kong boosts Beijing critics in Taiwan
China's heavy-handed tactics in Hong Kong could be also hurting its cause in Taiwan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 13, 2019
Xi seen having few good options after Trump's G20 ultimatum to meet or else
By now, Xi Jinping is used to Donald Trump's tariff threats. But the U.S. president's latest ultimatum is personal, and the Chinese leader's response could have far-reaching consequences for his political future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019
Trump leaves China tariff deadline open, calls relationship 'testy'
U.S. President Donald Trump declined to set a deadline Wednesday for levying tariffs on another $325 billion of Chinese goods, and called the relationship with Beijing good but "testy," after China walked back commitments for a trade deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2019
Trump defends tariff strategy as China says it's 'not afraid of a trade war'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the use of tariffs as part of his trade strategy while China vowed a tough response if the United States insists on escalating trade tensions amid ongoing negotiations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2019
Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China's tech giant
In early 2018, in a complex of low-rise buildings in the Australian capital, a team of government hackers was engaging in a destructive digital war game.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 23, 2019
As new cold war looms, China struggles to grasp Trump's endgame
When Donald Trump first took office in 2017, officials in Beijing saw a pragmatic businessman: All that tough campaign talk, they argued, was merely "Art of the Deal" negotiating tactics rather than deeply held beliefs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2019
Chinese defense chief close to Xi to attend key Asia security forum next month
China's Defense Minister will deliver a "highly anticipated" speech at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue next month — the first time in eight years that Beijing has sent such a high-level official to the annual security gathering, which will include a speech by the acting U.S. defense secretary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 15, 2019
China vows 'people's war' as trade fight with U.S. takes nationalist turn
Among China's most surprising responses to the trade war has been its reluctance to use its vast state media empire to rally the home front. That's changed since U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff barrage.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2019
White House adviser says Trump and Xi likely to hold talks at Osaka G20 meeting in June
President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are likely to meet during a Group of 20 summit in Osaka at the end of June and discuss trade, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2019
China still 'cautiously optimistic' on U.S. trade talks despite new tariffs
China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He said as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his trade chief to begin the process of imposing tariffs on all remaining imports from China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2019
Trump-China trade fight unfolds as deeper conflict takes shape
As the U.S.-China trade fight deepens, the two superpowers — one incumbent and one rising — are sizing each other up and deciding whether they can coexist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 8, 2019
Tariff war renewed? How U.S.-China trade talks could play out after Beijing's backtrack
U.S. President Donald Trump's latest trade gamble has set the stage for a tense round of negotiations this week between the U.S. and China, which has the markets on edge.

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