Politics & Security
Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
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In A Bid to Co-opt Taiwan, China Wages History War Against Japan
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging a battle to influence and control the narrative over history in Asia [&hel
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What Measures Can Japan, U.S. Take to Defend the Western Pacific Against China’s Aggression?
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression
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Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression
(First of two parts.) Part Two: What Measures Can Japan, U.S. Take to Defend the Western Pacific Against China’s Ag
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Rebellion by Democratic Hong Kong Challenges Xi Jinping’s Communist Cult
While previously firing warning shots in the air, the Hong Kong police shot a teenage protester at […]
Special Reports
INTERVIEW | Gordon Chang: U.S., China Have Reached Tipping Point
(First of Two Parts) The respected American scholar on Asian affairs Gordon Chang recently visited Tokyo to [&hell
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Arrested Hong Kong Leader Andy Chan: ‘Burn China with Us’
Andy Chan Ho-Tin is the founder of the Hong Kong National Party and a world-renowned champion of democracy […
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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 […]