Hideo Tamura

Hideo Tamura is a senior staff writer and a special commentary writer for the Sankei Shimbun.

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Encircled by the West’s Sanctions, China Suffers Fiscal and Monetary Woes

Hideo Tamura April 9, 2021

Western sanctions over human rights and Hong Kong appear to be working, as China’s...

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Hong Kong’s Financial Center Turns Into A Key Battleground in U.S.-China Cold War

Hideo Tamura September 2, 2020

During his speech on July 23, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remarked...

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Beware the Chinese Economy Recovery Trap

Hideo Tamura August 26, 2020

Although China may lack power in the global arena amid the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Capital Investment in China by Japanese Corporations

Despite Falling ROIs, Calls for Pullout, Why Are Japanese Firms Staying Put in China?

Hideo Tamura June 30, 2020

Amid fears sparked by the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, the Shinzo Abe...

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Japan Beefs Up Export Controls to Counter South Korea’s Political Maneuvering

Hideo Tamura July 10, 2019

Japan’s action slapping export restrictions on trade with South Korea earlier in...

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No Excuses, Prime Minister Abe Should Order Freeze on Consumption Tax

Hideo Tamura May 16, 2019

More than once this writer has come out with the view that the...

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China’s Economy: Fake Growth Surrounded by a Great Wall of Debt

Hideo Tamura March 22, 2019

At the outset of an annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC)...

Chinese and Japanese flags flutter near Tiananmen Gate ahead of Japan's PM Abe's visit, in Beijing

Japan-China Currency Swap Deal Undermines Trust Between Japanese, U.S. Leaders

Hideo Tamura October 29, 2018

Shinzo Abe, the first Japanese prime minister to make a state...

Ten years after the Lehman Shock

10 Years After Lehman Shock, U.S.-China Trade War Brings Stability to the World

Hideo Tamura September 20, 2018

By Hideo Tamura Ten years have passed since the spectacular Lehman...

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Trump’s Trade War Bullet A Direct Hit on ‘Dinosaur’ China

Hideo Tamura August 10, 2018

By Hideo Tamura The United States-China trade war holds something...

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Starting Gun Fired on a U.S.-China '100-Year Trade War'

Hideo Tamura June 15, 2018

Hideo Tamura The United States, with its hegemony in the...

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The Real Intent of Chinese and South Korean Leaders' Latest Visits to Tokyo

Hideo Tamura May 22, 2018

Seoul has bowed to intimidation by Trump while China is plagued by...