Seventeen Japanese citizens have been detained in China since its vague counterespionage law took effect. The Japanese government's response has been feeble.
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki is duty-bound to drop his opposition to the transfer of the US military bases from Futenma to Henoko.
From the discredited nine-dash line, China's new map includes a new 10-dash line claiming nearly all of the South China Sea, trampling on international law.
The head of the UN warned the ASEAN nations in Jakarta about mounting crises while Mr Kishida offered regional partners help with infrastructure and security.
China's revised counterespionage law increases the risks for foreigners in China from arbitrary accusations of espionage from violations only China can define.
The communist regime in China has become more dangerous with power concentrated at the top and Xi Jinping alone deciding everything of importance.
Experts warn a further increase in China's military spending on the PLA will go towards nuclear weapons or aircraft carriers.
China's leader surrounded himself with yes men at the CCP congress and former leader Hu Jintao was removed from the debate after an apparent power struggle.
Shanghai residents are practically under house arrest. China’s central government disregards human rights in the name of its zero-COVID policy.