Politics & Security
PM Suga’s Choice of Defense Minister Signals a Taiwan-Friendly Administration
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s choice of Nobuo Kishi as defense minister has belied expectations that he would be more
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EDITORIAL: Preserve Democracy, Ensure U.S. Election Pushes Through Despite Trump’s Illness
United States President Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, it emerged on October 2. He will stay in [&hell
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Hong Kong’s Financial Center Turns Into A Key Battleground in U.S.-China Cold War
During his speech on July 23, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remarked that the United States’ clash with [&hellip
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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
Special Reports
[Bookmark] An Interview with Tony Blair on How Japan and the West Should Engage China
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching
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Japan Should Not Dishonor the Emperor and Empress by Inviting Xi Jinping
In 2019, the Japanese government announced that it would invite Chinese President Xi Jinping to Japan for an [&helli
Special Reports
The ‘Taiwan Consciousness’ Forged by Lee Teng-hui Remains the Greatest Deterrent to Xi Jinping’s Ambition
Lee Teng-hui may be gone, but the sense of self-identity among the residents of Taiwan that he did […]
Politics & Security
[Speaking Out] What Happened to Free Speech and Academic Freedom in South Korea?
On July 2, South Korean National Assemblyman Song Young Gil, who chairs the assembly’s Foreign Policy and Unification
Special Reports
It’s Time for the U.S. to Re-Recognize Japan’s Sovereignty Over the Senkaku Islands
Yesterday it was reported that Chinese ships have been present in the contiguous zone outside Japan’s territorial wate
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[Bookmark] INTERVIEW | Former Governor Chris Patten Worried About Hong Kong’s Future
[Bookmark] is a new JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one [&hel
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July 1, 2020 Marks the Death of Hong Kong
On June 30, the National People’s Congress (NPC) — the legislative body of the Communist Party of China — […]
Politics & Security
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