4 d. ago Japan’s bid to ease tensions with China, Liu Cixin on AI: SCMP daily highlights

Japan’s bid to ease tensions with China, Liu Cixin on AI: SCMP daily highlights  South China Morning Post

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4 d. ago Amid China tensions, Japan will lose its two remaining pandas

Amid China tensions, Japan will lose its two remaining pandas  The Japan Times

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7 d. ago Japan, US defence chiefs discuss radar row; Mexico’s China tariffs: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Japan, US defence chiefs cover radar row and other China tensions in phone call US and Japanese defence chiefs spoke on the phone on Friday about a confrontation between Chinese and Japanese fighter jets over the weekend, with Tokyo saying it did not seek to escalate the tensions. 2. Mexico slaps tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese goods as US trade pact review...

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8 d. ago Japan, US defence chiefs cover radar row and other China tensions in phone call

US and Japanese defence chiefs spoke on the phone on Friday about the recent confrontation between Chinese and Japan Self-Defence Force fighter jets, as Tokyo said it did not seek to escalate the tensions. During the call, Japan’s defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth engaged in a “candid exchange” of views on the “rapidly deteriorating” security situation in the Indo-Pacific region, according to a Japanese defence ministry release. “The two sides stated serious...

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8 d. ago Why tensions between China and Japan are unlikely to be resolved soon

Why tensions between China and Japan are unlikely to be resolved soon  The Conversation

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8 d. ago US, Japan Hold Joint Flight Drills Amid Rising Tensions With China

US, Japan Hold Joint Flight Drills Amid Rising Tensions With China  NDTV

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1 week ago China Conducts Carrier Drills Near Japan Amid Rising Tensions

China Conducts Carrier Drills Near Japan Amid Rising Tensions  Modern Diplomacy

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1 week ago Japan and China Tensions on the Rise: What Risk Managers Should Monitor in 2026 | PARIMA

Japan and China Tensions on the Rise: What Risk Managers Should Monitor in 2026 | PARIMA  Slipcase

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1 week ago Beijing's 'Sun Tzu' policy: Xi's strategy in spotlight amid China

Beijing's 'Sun Tzu' policy: Xi's strategy in spotlight amid China-Japan tensions | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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1 week ago FO° Exclusive: Tensions Over Taiwan Push China and Japan Closer to Conflict

FO° Exclusive: Tensions Over Taiwan Push China and Japan Closer to Conflict  Fair Observer

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1 week ago Macron’s visit and tensions with Japan mark the week in China

Macron’s visit and tensions with Japan mark the week in China  plenglish.com

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2 w. ago Japan moves to ease tensions; China’s reusable rocket: SCMP’s weekly roundup

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Japan’s Sanae Takaichi moves to ease weeks of tensions with China over the Taiwan Strait After weeks of turmoil in relations with China, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sought to dial down tensions with Beijing over a...

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2 w. ago Chinese boy lost after US detention, helper’s last call in fire: weekly roundup

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Japan’s Sanae Takaichi moves to ease weeks of tensions with China over the Taiwan Strait After weeks of turmoil in relations with China, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sought to dial down tensions with Beijing over a...

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2 w. ago Japan’s Sanae Takaichi moves to ease weeks of tensions with China over the Taiwan Strait

After weeks of turmoil in relations with China, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sought to dial down tensions with Beijing over a hypothetical conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Responding to a lawmaker’s question on Wednesday, Takaichi told the Japanese parliament that Tokyo’s position on the island remained unchanged and referred to a 1972 commitment that led to the normalisation of ties between Beijing and Tokyo. “The Japanese government’s basic position regarding Taiwan remains as...

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2 w. ago China, Russia united against ‘Japanese militarism’ as Wang Yi, Shoigu meet

China and Russia had reached a “high degree” of strategic consensus on issues related to Japan and jointly opposed the revival of “Japanese militarism”, a readout from Beijing said after Foreign Minister Wang Yi met chief Kremlin security aide Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Statements from the World War II allies after Tuesday’s meeting indicated continued solidarity amid growing China-Japan tensions. Shoigu, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also told Wang that Russia could achieve...

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2 w. ago 3 ways China and Japan could trigger WW3 as tensions explode over Taiwan

3 ways China and Japan could trigger WW3 as tensions explode over Taiwan  The US Sun

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2 w. ago Why do Chinese no longer feel the need to boycott Japanese products?

During past flare-ups in diplomatic tensions between China and Japan, Chinese consumers spontaneously boycotted Japanese goods. But the latest row, sparked by controversial remarks on Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has met with a markedly different response, with almost no one in China calling for a boycott of Japanese products. Part of the reason for the turnaround is a seismic shift in China’s consumer market, with the Japanese home appliances, digital gadgets and cars once...

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3 w. ago Human Made Seeks Growth Beyond China as Tensions With Japan Rise

Human Made Seeks Growth Beyond China as Tensions With Japan Rise  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago China warns citizens against travelling to Japan as tensions escalate

China warns citizens against travelling to Japan as tensions escalate  TRT World

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3 w. ago Hong Kong singer Ekin Cheng cancels Tokyo concert as China, Japan tensions grow

Hong Kong Cantopop singer Ekin Cheng Yee-kin has called off a concert in Tokyo next month, attributing it to “unforeseen force majeure circumstances”, as tensions between China and Japan escalate. The cancellation was announced on Tuesday evening on the social media account of Lam & Lamb Entertainment, a management company. Cheng’s concert had been scheduled for December 5 at the Yebisu Garden Place in Tokyo. “[It] has been cancelled due to unforeseen force majeure circumstances,” the firm’s...

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