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XI JINPING

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2015
Time to curb the worst of Chinese corruption
The case could be made that corruption was actually good for China's economy, but the time has come where this is no longer true.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2015
Chinese military: Beijing may find troop cut quest an 'assault on fortified positions'
Bitterness is growing within China's armed forces to President Xi Jinping's decision to cut troop numbers by 300,000 and considerable effort will be needed to overcome opposition to the order, according to a source and commentaries in the military's newspaper.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2015
Hey Xi, try this on your U.S. trip: visit Detroit
Chinese investment is playing a significant part in protecting Detroit from a return to the crumbling urban disaster of recent headlines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2015
Four funerals and a wedding: Xi mends political bridges
Chinese President Xi Jinping's attendance at the funeral earlier this year of a one-time propaganda minister was a surprise; Deng Liqun, who died aged 99, was never a top-ranked official and had been a political enemy of Xi's father.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2015
U.S. and China in urgent talks on cybersecurity deal
The United States and China have been engaged in urgent negotiations in recent weeks on a cybersecurity deal and may announce an agreement when President Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on a state visit on Thursday, the New York Times said on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
China reportedly seizes up to $157 billion of unspent money from local governments
Chinese authorities have seized up to 1 trillion yuan ($157 billion) from local governments that failed to spend their budget allocations, sources said, as Beijing seeks ways to stimulate economic growth, which is at its slowest for 25 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Chinese leaders turn to former Premier Zhu Rongji for advice on economic reform
When top leaders from China's Communist Party made their annual pilgrimage to the seaside resort of Beidaihe last month, they turned to an old master for economic advice, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2015
Obama urges effort to prevent 'weaponizing' Net, chides China on cyberspying ahead of Xi visit
President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for an international framework to prevent the Internet from being "weaponized" as a tool of national aggression, while holding out the prospect of a forceful U.S. response to China over hacking attacks.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 16, 2015
China won't win friends by flexing its muscles
While China has trumpeted its desire for peace, its Sept. 3 display of military prowess is bound to spur concerns in other capitals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 13, 2015
Beijing says Hong Kong's top leader is above legislature, judiciary
Hong Kong's leader enjoys a special legal position that puts him above the legislature and judiciary, China's top official in the city said, raising some politicians' concerns about Beijing's expanding influence there.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2015
Beijing's display of insecurity
With its huge military parade to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II, Beijing unwittingly displayed palpable insecurities about itself and its place in the world.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 8, 2015
Beijing sending mixed signals with its military
There are risks associated with a U.S. containment policy aimed at China. But the risks associated with non-containment are greater.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2015
Time to heal rifts with Beijing, Seoul
As the events marking the end of World War II draw to a close, the Abe administration should turn its attention to improving ties with South Korea and China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2015
Japan wins Asia-Pacific popularity poll despite mutual distrust with China, South Korea
The latest survey by the Washington-based center found 71 percent of respondents in the Asia-Pacific had a favorable view of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2015
China's leaders welcome chance to distract attention with war parade
The noise of tanks and thousands of marching feet may be intended to stiffen the confidence of Chinese citizens, but Tokyo's reaction may be more subdued.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2015
Human rights will loom large in Xi's U.S. visit
If Washington now shifts to reciprocity as an instrument as part of a tougher stance toward China, it will substantially strengthen its hand, not only in human rights but in other areas as well.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2015
Xi seen plotting major China forces overhaul focused on U.S.-style command, offshore projection
President Xi Jinping will as soon as this month announce the most sweeping overhaul of the Chinese military in at least three decades, moving it closer to a U.S.-style joint command structure, sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2015
U.S. considering sanctions over Chinese cybertheft: report
The White House is considering applying sanctions against companies and individuals in China it believes have benefited from Chinese hacking of U.S. trade secrets, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
'Chikan' incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.
China halts critical rare earth exports as trade war intensifies
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, in China's Jiangsu province, in October 2010.
A new tour of Tokyo’s most underground attraction
When you stare into the abyss at the bottom of the No. 3 shaft of the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel, the abyss stares back.
Japan’s population shrinks for the 14th consecutive year
Japan’s population has been falling year on year since 2011 after peaking in 2008.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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