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A Weakened Britain is the Number One Target for Chinese Business
There was amazement in London when Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson was summoned to Number Ten Downing Street and as
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When the World Wasn’t Looking, China Built the ‘Perfect Dictatorship’
China, which in 2018 celebrated the 40th anniversary of the “reform and opening up” program launched by Deng Xiaoping,
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Foreign Correspondents’ Survey Details Worsening Climate for Reporting in China
On January 30, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) published the results of its annual members’ survey on
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How China Pressures Japan to Stay Pacifist
The long duration of Japan’s pacifism in the face of increasing belligerence from China is not only […]
Special Reports
[BOOK REVIEW] ‘Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia’
Clive Hamilton’s latest book, Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in Australia (Hardie Grant Books, 2018, 356 pp.),
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Shinzo Abe in China: Risky Move or Well-Thought-Out Strategy?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced bilateral relations with China are “shifting from competition to collaboration
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How Far Will Japan Go to Help Keep Taiwan Free?
Taiwan’s president has urged Japan to help protect the island from what she calls “tremendous pressure” from [&hel
Abe Wins Big in LDP Leadership Election, to Lead Japan for 3 More Years
The Sankei Shimbun Shinzo Abe is set to lead the longest-ever stable government in the history […]
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[BOOK REVIEW] ‘Comfort Women and Sex in the Battle Zone’ by Ikuhiko Hata
By June Teufel Dreyer Perhaps no issue in the history of post-World War II Japanese relations […]
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Japan Should Learn From Mahathir’s Diplomatic Win in China
By: Akio Yaita “We do not want a new version of colonialism.” These were the words […]
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China Rejects Protests, Tells Japan to ‘Guide and Restrain the Japanese Media’
By Kinya Fujimoto The Chinese government dug in its heels on barring a Sankei Shimbun reporter from […]
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Japan Protests China’s Ban on Sankei Shimbun Coverage
The Japanese government lodged a protest with China after a Sankei Shimbun reporter was barred from covering the [