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George Yeo on superpower ‘headaches’ and why the US dollar could crack
22 Dec 2025 - 10:02AM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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George Yeo on superpower ‘headaches’ and why the US dollar could crack
22 Dec 2025 - 10:02AM
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish
5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AM
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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter
11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AM
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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended
4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AM
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump
10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PM
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Beijing ‘firmly opposes’ Japanese lawmakers’ trips to Taiwan
Visits to the island by parliamentary members ‘seriously violate’ political foundations underpinning bilateral relations, Beijing says.
22 Dec 2025 - 9:52PM
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Mainland China
China-Japan tension hits holiday travel as flights cancelled on 46 routes
22 Dec 2025 - 9:13PM
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Diplomacy
China’s PLA Daily accuses Japan of showing ‘no respect for history’
22 Dec 2025 - 10:06PM
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Japan
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Japan’s economic security push heralds rising protectionism in Asia
The emphasis on securing supply chains and stockpiling critical resources is no substitute for free and open trade and investment.
20 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
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Tokyo
Bearly any time left for Japan’s panda lovers? Row with China threatens to end loans
A 50-year tradition of panda diplomacy appears to be reaching its end with the last pair set to leave amid heightened diplomatic tensions.
20 Dec 2025 - 6:44PM
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Politics fails to dampen launch of Japanese sushi chain Sushiro in Shanghai
An average wait time at the new restaurant in China’s commercial centre is nearly three hours at lunch and dinner.
20 Dec 2025 - 9:15AM
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Politics fails to dampen launch of Japanese sushi chain in Shanghai
An average wait time at the new restaurant in China’s commercial centre is nearly three hours at lunch and dinner.
20 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China’s military build-up could ‘seriously’ affect Japan’s security, Tokyo warns
Release of defence ministry report comes amid soaring tensions with Beijing and a boost to Japan’s military budget and goals.
19 Dec 2025 - 6:33PM
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Japan
China’s military accuses Japan of raising ‘space arms race’ risk
Diplomatic war of words continues with PLA Daily articles targeting Tokyo’s defence and intelligence plans.
18 Dec 2025 - 7:03PM
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Taiwan
Chinese tourist arrivals to Japan lose momentum amid tensions: official data
Mainland visitor numbers rose just 3% in November after flight cuts and travel warnings took effect as diplomatic strains escalated.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:14AM
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History
Tower of peace or sin? Why China says a Japanese wartime monument must be razed
Chinese state media decries tourist attraction as ‘symbol of militarism’ as Beijing’s diplomatic row with Tokyo continues.
16 Dec 2025 - 8:21PM
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Mainland China
Japan defined its stance on Taiwan but Beijing is angered by what it didn’t say
Tokyo ‘deliberately sidestepped the important information that they are territories Japan has stolen’: Chinese foreign ministry.
16 Dec 2025 - 9:37PM
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US-China relations
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US global retreat shows Japan’s folly in defying China
The new US security strategy has sent shock waves through its allies and leaves Japan exposed.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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Mainland China
Tokyo spells out part position on Taiwan in bid to ease tension with Beijing
‘Regarding Taiwan, Japan’s fundamental policy is … in line with the 1972 Japan-China Joint Communique’: Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
15 Dec 2025 - 9:48PM
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China sanctions Japanese ex-military chief for ‘colluding with separatists’
Beijing lodged a protest with Tokyo in March after Shigeru Iwasaki was named an honorary adviser to the island’s Executive Yuan.
15 Dec 2025 - 5:43PM
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Robotics
Why Japan’s robotic pioneers are ceding the humanoid stage to China and the US
Japan’s university system has long centred on engineering faculties led by manufacturing, resulting in a relative shortage of AI talent.
14 Dec 2025 - 2:03PM
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Chinese history
After The War
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Virtual reality and the Nanking massacre: where does immersion become trauma?
Amid push in China for museum digitalisation, one educator seeks to help students ‘feel history without being flooded by it’.
14 Dec 2025 - 4:20PM
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Hong Kong
China marks Nanking massacre anniversary with warning against Japan’s militarism
Top Communist Party official says attempts to challenge post-war order are ‘doomed to failure’ as tensions with Tokyo flare.
13 Dec 2025 - 9:42PM
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War and conflict
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Only true repentance from Japan can resolve East Asia’s ‘memory wars’
It is important that Japan, China and South Korea collectively reckon with the legacy of military aggression and wartime atrocities.
13 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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Taiwan
Provocative Japanese actions risk plunging Asia into peril: PLA Daily
Chinese military mouthpiece’s commentary comes as Beijing marks 88th anniversary of Nanking massacre amid full-blown diplomatic crisis with Tokyo.
12 Dec 2025 - 7:46PM
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US-China relations
Donald Trump left facing ‘dilemma’ as China-Japan spat worsens: analyst
White House navigates backing long-time ally Japan while preserving trade truce with China amid fraying ties between the Asian neighbours.
12 Dec 2025 - 12:29AM
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Taiwan
US military sends show of support to Japan as China’s navy, air drills continue
Japanese fighters train with US B-52s and USS George Washington arrives in Yokosuka amid heightened China-Japan tensions.
11 Dec 2025 - 7:13PM
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Taiwan
Studio Ghibli co-founder Miyazaki’s China show cancelled as Japan row continues
The event in Guangzhou appears to be the latest victim of the dispute that has already hit concerts and film releases by Japanese artists.
11 Dec 2025 - 6:14PM
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Sanae Takaichi
US joins Japan for military exercise amid Takaichi China row
The Japanese and US air forces flew a training mission over the Sea of Japan in wake of complaints from Tokyo about Chinese military activities in the region.
11 Dec 2025 - 5:18PM
China’s military drills
China-Russia bomber patrol ‘a serious security’ concern, Japanese minister says
Defence chief Shinjiro Koizumi says the exercise was ‘clearly intended to be a demonstration’ against Japan at a time of heightened tension.
10 Dec 2025 - 7:47PM
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China-EU relations
China and Russia must be on guard to stop Japan causing trouble: ex-diplomat
Wu Hailong tells forum that Tokyo ‘has never truly reflected on or repented its crimes of aggression’ during World War II.
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China ‘did tell Japan about air drills but not in enough detail to avoid danger’
Both sides have been trading barbs following a stand-off between fighters during Saturday’s training exercise involving the Liaoning carrier.
10 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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Japan
‘We’ve been careful’: Japanese firms in China stay calm amid political storm
Japanese businesses in China are under pressure amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan, but they have dealt with political tensions for years.
9 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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