7 d. ago China calls on US to form united front against Japanese militarism

China has called on the US to work together to prevent a resurgence of militarism in Japan, with Beijing signalling that more sanctions could be in the pipeline for Tokyo’s defence industry. “Preventing militarism from harming the world again is in the common interest of both our countries [China and the United States],” Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, said in an article published in US-based Executive Intelligence Review earlier this week. “We should rise above...

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9 d. ago Exclusive: China's Anta Sports has offered to buy Pinault family's 29% Puma stake, sources say

Exclusive: China's Anta Sports has offered to buy Pinault family's 29% Puma stake, sources say  Reuters

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1 week ago China urges international community to prevent revival of Japanese militarism

China urges international community to prevent revival of Japanese militarism  chinadailyasia.com

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2 w. ago China’s Communist Party paper warns of Japanese militarism seeping into culture and sports

Japanese militarism is infiltrating culture and sports, a key Communist Party publication has warned, spotlighting table tennis star Tomokazu Harimoto and others in a pointed commentary. Japanese far-right forces are using cultural and sporting activities to “influence public perception and beautify the history of aggression”, according to Friday’s article in the Study Times, run by the cadre-training Central Party School. These activities included football player Kaoru Mitoma being photographed...

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2 w. ago Japanese militarism invading culture and sports, China’s Study Times warns

Japanese militarism invading culture and sports, China’s Study Times warns  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China’s robot sports craze could eventually put humanoids in homes

China’s robot sports craze could eventually put humanoids in homes  CNN

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3 w. ago China urged to sue over Japanese royal’s role in Unit 731 crimes

The late Emperor Hirohito of Japan should be held accountable under international law for the crimes of Unit 731, according to Chinese scholars who say the wartime ruler authorised the infamous programme but was shielded from prosecution by US policy after World War II. The secret Japanese military unit in northeastern China, which was responsible for human experimentation, biological warfare and at least tens of thousands of civilian deaths, had been created by imperial order in 1936, said Zhou...

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4 w. ago Watch China Problems for US Sportswear Giant Nike As Shares Tumble | The Pulse 12/19

Watch China Problems for US Sportswear Giant Nike As Shares Tumble | The Pulse 12/19  Bloomberg.com

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