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New Boycott Calls: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Worked with Entities Involved in Cultural Genocide
Disney’s new movie Mulan came under fire from democracy activists and human rights advocates. The reason? It was [&h
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EDITORIAL | In Hong Kong, China Does A Tiananmen Massacre Without Tanks
The Xi Jinping-led dictatorship of the Chinese Communist Party has begun to reenact in Hong Kong the Tiananmen Massacr
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[Bookmark] An Interview with Tony Blair on How Japan and the West Should Engage China
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The Lee Teng-hui I Knew: Taiwan’s Straight-talking Reformer Took the Long View
I arrived in Taipei, Taiwan, as The Sankei Shimbun bureau chief in January 1991, shortly after the outbreak of [&helli
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Japan Has the Power and Responsibility to Keep China in Check, Says Book Author Yang Yi
The Chinese novelist Yang Yi (real name Liu Qiao) — so far the only non-Japanese national to ever […]
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[Bookmark] Is Japan Putting Up A Good Enough Fight Against China’s Propaganda Warfare?
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[Bookmark] INTERVIEW | Former Governor Chris Patten Worried About Hong Kong’s Future
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EDITORIAL | Free Nations Must Sanction China for Crushing Freedom in Hong Kong
Late on the evening of Tuesday, June 30, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress unanimously pa
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To Ensure Its Security Post-Pandemic, Japan Should Help Boost India’s Economic Clout
There is no sign of the prevalent novel coronavirus infections letting up in India as of the end of […]
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[Speaking Out] Involve Europe in the Indo-Pacific Strategy
Is Chinese President Xi Jinping a national salvation leader or an oppressive dictator? Xi clearly attempted to posit
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Beijing Pulls Off A Bloodless Coup in Hong Kong
I distinctly remember feeling a chill of horror. I had never experienced anything like it in my 30 […]
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EDITORIAL | Do We Really Want Xi Jinping Coming to Japan for a State Visit?
On June 4 the world marked the 31st anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen Massacre in which the Chinese government [&h