A large part of the security measures mentioned by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are preparatory measures against China, but he should make them clear in his...
Beijing’s persistent military flights are probably intended to bring the people of Taiwan to their knees, but Taiwan is vigorously pushing back and enhancing it’s deterrent...
Right premise, wrong approach: Ching returns to his theme of wanting to decenter the nation-state in East Asia and find a new solution to the “anti-Japanism”...
The most important takeaway from this in-person Quad meeting is that the top leaders got to meet each personally in a common forum and take the...
If Taiwan becomes a member first, China will find itself in the miserable position of having to beg for Taiwan’s consent to join the TPP.
Unlike their Chinese counterparts, as the French foreign ministry has noted, “French parliamentarians are free to decide about their own travel and contacts.”
Ex-JFSDF fleet commander Yoji Koda examines the issue of China’s possible use of military means in an attempt to force unification with Taiwan, and the risks...
Regional order and steady growth in the Indo-Pacific can only be materialized by states that respect freedom and democracy, rather than authoritarianism.
China, with state-owned enterprises, state-controlled economy and forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, dares to apply for membership in the free market CPTPP?
China is running amok, leveraging its enormous economic power to overcome the hurdles of joining CPTPP. Japan should push for the United States’ return to the...
China, itself an applicant like Taiwan, wants to force other countries to do as it desires. It’s rather obvious where Japan, chair of the group for...
As China expands its military activities, Japan and the U.S., while maintaining vigilance, must engage more directly with and involve Taiwan in the region’s defense.
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