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China’s Belt and Road Initiatives Come with Geopolitical Risks, Says U.S. Think Tank
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), to which Chinese President Xi Jinping is committed, would not only expand China’s
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INTERVIEW | Randall Schriver: ‘Not Much Distinction’ Between China’s Navy and Militia Fishing Boats
Randall Shriver, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, recently spo
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Japan’s ODA to China—End of a Momentous Foreign Policy Failure
The Japanese government announced the end of its official development assistance (ODA) to China in late October. [
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China Continues Repression in Tibet With Live-Fire Military Drills
By Monika Chansoria China’s expansionism and revisionist statecraft is a tale to tell both within the “People’s Repu
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U.S. Pacific Command Warns PRC Now Controls South China Sea
For years Japan has been sounding the alarm about Chinese aggression in the western Pacific and the South […]
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8th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting: What Should Be on the Agenda?
China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning (C) takes part in a military drill of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in t
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How Beijing’s Push for China-Centric Asia Impacts the Indo-Pacific
The latest China Security Report published by Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) in February aims
China Rushes Constitutional Amendment in the Year of ‘Yi Chang’
Chinese New Year arrived on February 16, along with many messages from my Chinese friends wishing me peace and [&helli
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Testing the United States: China and the Senkakus
Despite the brief hiatus in tensions between Japan and China over the Senkakus—islands historically owned and administ
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Editorial: Japan Should Not Ignore China’s Real Intent at Senkaku
Refusing to hide its ambition to take the Japanese sovereign territory of the Senkaku Islands (Okinawa Prefecture), Ch
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Nuclear Arsenal for Deterrence: JCPAC Highlights Japan’s Growing Security Challenges
Many expected North Korea to conduct yet another missile test last December 17, the sixth anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s [