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China’s Xi Tells IOC the Winter Olympics Will Proceed as Planned
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the International Olympic Committee he’s certain the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held as planned, a show of confidence that comes as the rest of the world struggles to contain Covid-19.
2 key US Cabinet members visit Japan for China-focused talks
TOKYO (AP) — Shared concerns about China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region will take center stage when President Joe Biden's defense chief and secretary of state visit Japan for their first in-person talks with their Japanese counterparts...
Japan steps up defence capabilities in space, cyberspace amid new threats
Analysts say Tokyo’s focus on these new domains is purely defensive in the face of evolving security challenges from China and Russia.
China’s New Flash Point With U.S. Allies Like South Korea a Hotspot for Spying
A South Korean island just off North Korea is attracting more Chinese fishing boats and warships.
Blinken Pushes Back Against China as He Reaffirms U.K. Ties
The top diplomats from the U.S. and the U.K. pushed back against what they called Chinese and Russian violations of the global order, pledging unity in what both nations call a priority: uniting democratic societies against autocratic ones.
Japan's new PM says stable Japan-China ties key to region
TOKYO (AP) — New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed in talks Friday to work closely together by holding high-level meetings including summits, but did not discuss the possibility of a visit by Xi to Japan...
China Accuses Australia of Economic Coercion as Ties Deteriorate
China’s top diplomat in Canberra blamed Australia for deteriorating ties between the nations, accusing it of economic coercion and “provocations” in a wide-ranging speech that painted Beijing as a victim.
Japan and China clash over Zhao’s Fukushima tweet using ‘Great Wave’ image
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian used the image, altered to show workers in hazmat suits dumping radioactive material, to take aim at Japan’s decision to release treated water at the crippled power plant.
Japan foreign policy report highlights concerns over China’s military
The 2021 edition of the Diplomatic Bluebook also cited China’s alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and the crackdown on Hong Kong as issues of concern.
China reasserts Diaoyus claim with island survey as tensions rise with Japan
Report comes just two months after Beijing expanded the authority of its coastguard to use force.
Japan, Mongolia to cooperate on 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific'
TOKYO (AP) — The foreign ministers of Japan and Mongolia agreed Friday to cooperate in promoting a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific," a vision that Tokyo is pushing with the U...
Former Japanese PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine
TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he has visited a shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression...
Companies prodded to rely less on China, but few respond
BEIJING (AP) — The United States, Japan and France are prodding their companies to rely less on China to make the world’s smartphones, drugs and other products. But even after the coronavirus derailed trade, few want to leave China's skilled workforce and efficient suppliers of raw materials to move to other countries.
Japan's Suga makes offering at war shrine but doesn't visit
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday donated a religious offering to a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression, though he avoided a visit...
Japan's PM aims to calm China-Taiwan tension on US visit
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sunday said Taiwan's peace and stability is key to the region and that Japan will cooperate with the United States to calm rising tensions between China and Taiwan...
Beijing warns US, Japan against collusion vs China
BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday it has expressed “serious concerns” to the United States and Japan over what it calls negative moves and collusion between the two countries against China...
China says US-Japan actions are stoking division
BEIJING (AP) — China hit back at the U.S.-Japan show of alliance during talks between President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, calling it an "ironic attempt of stoking division...
China tried to wage ‘undeclared war’ on India with cyberattacks, military chief says
General Bipin Rawat says China’s creation of ‘disruptive technologies’ has emboldened Beijing, while he joined his counterparts from Australia and Japan in asserting the importance of the Quad and its focus on the Indo-Pacific.
Ahead of Suga-Biden summit, Japan briefs US on Tencent-Rakuten ties
Talks seek to reassure Washington over China link to telecom network
Japan retailer Muji downplays concerns over Xinjiang cotton
Company stresses 'third-party' audits to address forced labor allegations
