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Pro-democracy protesters gesture while urging release of twelve Hong Kong activists

EDITORIAL | Hong Kongers Silent Protest on China’s National Day a Call for International Support

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 13, 2020

China’s National Day on October 1 saw many residents of Hong Kong engage...

[Speaking Out] The Science Council of Japan Should Protect Academic Freedom

Tadashi Narabayashi October 13, 2020

(Updated October 16, 2020) The Asahi Shimbun newspaper and other Japanese media have...

PM Suga’s Choice of Defense Minister Signals a Taiwan-Friendly Administration

Masataka Mine, Sankei Shimbun October 7, 2020

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s choice of Nobuo Kishi as defense minister has belied expectations...

[Asia's Next Page] Beijing’s Stake in Tokyo’s Swinging Political Wind

Jagannath Panda September 8, 2020

The strategic community in China is currently closely observing the swing political narrative...

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...

EDITORIAL | Japan Must Work with U.S. to Stop China’s Missile Launch Provocations

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun September 1, 2020

Photo: Chinese Dongfeng DF-21D anti-ship missile The Chinese military launched four ballistic missiles on...

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,...

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End of Conciliatory Engagement: A Guide to the Trump Administration’s China Policy

Yoshihisa Komori August 24, 2020

A leading Washington think tank released in early August a report that draws...

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen wearing a face mask meets U.S. delegation led by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (R) at the presidential office in Taiwan

EDITORIAL | Azar’s Taipei Visit : A Signal for Japan to Deepen Links with Taiwan and U.S

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 20, 2020

The United States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has just...

EDITORIAL | In Hong Kong, China Does A Tiananmen Massacre Without Tanks

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 18, 2020

The Xi Jinping-led dictatorship of the Chinese Communist Party has begun to reenact...

[Bookmark] An Interview with Tony Blair on How Japan and the West Should Engage China

Kazumasa Bando August 15, 2020

Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the...

Editorial | A New Japan-U.K. Trade Pact is Crucial for Bolstering Ties and Spreading ’Freedom’

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 14, 2020

In recent talks on a new bilateral trade agreement, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu...

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