Beijing to Pro-China Friends: ‘That’s What You Get for Loving Me’
It was not long before Chinese public security took into custody two Canadians active in China, in apparent retaliation […]
Author Archives for Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun
Akio Yaita is a senior staff writer for the foreign news desk at the Sankei Shimbun. He is also a deputy director of the Sankei Shimbun Foreign News Department.
Special Reports
‘Behaving Like A Nice Kid’ Gets Taiwan Nowhere, Says Former President Chen Shui-bian
(Conclusion) Part 1: Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian Re-emerges, Pushes for Referendum on China By […]
Special Reports
Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian Re-emerges, Pushes for Referendum on China
(Part 1 of 2) By Akio Yaita Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan’s former president who stepped down […]
Politics & Security
Japan Should Learn From Mahathir’s Diplomatic Win in China
By: Akio Yaita “We do not want a new version of colonialism.” These were the words […]
Politics & Security
China Jailing Japanese Citizens for ‘Espionage’ is Unacceptable
By Akio Yaita Two Japanese citizens were arrested in China for alleged espionage in 2015. In […]
History Repeating Itself? Moves Afoot for Xi Jinping’s Ouster
Akio Yaita “Things are becoming somewhat similar to 40 years ago, before the downfall of Hua […]
Economy & Tech
China’s Millionaires Visit Communist Revolution Sanctuary Clad in Military Uniforms of the Era
Akio Yaita A group of Chinese entrepreneurs visited Yan’an in Shaanxi Province in early June, drawing the […]
China Rushes Constitutional Amendment in the Year of ‘Yi Chang’
Chinese New Year arrived on February 16, along with many messages from my Chinese friends wishing me peace and […]
Special Reports
Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo’s Final Wish: ‘Free My Wife’
I first visited Liu Xiaobo’s home in West Beijing in May 2008. Under the dim lights in his small […]
Special Reports
Liu Xiaobo and Bo Xilai: ‘Time Bombs for Xi Jinping’ Mysteriously Struck with Illness While in Prison
The Chinese political activist Liu Xiaobo, 61, died on Thursday, July 13, after the government of China refused to […]
Politics & Security
“We’re Not Chinese”: World’s Biggest Overseas Taiwanese Organization To Form in Japan
The “overseas Chinese” community, which exercises great influence in Japan’s economic world, is about to suffer a great split. […]
Politics & Security
Great Leap Backwards? China’s Communist Leadership Proposing Return to the Mao Era
Chinese leaders will convene the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the fall of this year. […]