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Breaking news and analysis on China-Japan relations, covering trade, investment, the legacy of war in Asia, military tensions and the impact of wider issues such as the US-China trade war and South China Sea.
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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A China Eastern Airlines flight takes off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. The carrier is among several in China to have announced a full refund policy for Japan-bound flights. Photo: Xinhua
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Major Chinese airlines extend full refund offers for Japan flights by 3 months

Largest state-owned carriers including China Southern and Air China continue free refunds or itinerary changes amid diplomatic row.

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Explainer | Why Beijing thinks Japan PM Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks challenge post-war order

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Beijing ‘absolutely does not accept’ Takaichi’s apparent Taiwan climbdown

Takaichi ‘still prevaricating’ by citing 1972 joint communique, Beijing says, urges that she retract wrong remarks ‘accurately and fully’.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments in November about a Taiwan contingency have triggered a diplomatic crisis with Beijing. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

Penang set to scoop up Chinese tourists skipping Japan, Thailand’s Hat Yai

Penang anticipates a surge in year-end visitors, with events and food-driven itineraries boosting hotel bookings.

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Opinion | Why peeling back layers of strategic ambiguity will only hurt Japan

The Japanese prime minister’s remarks are merely ripples that will soon disappear, needlessly inviting the very conflict she says she wants to prevent.

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Is China’s rapid anti-submarine drone progress adding to concerns of Japan, US?

After decades within the confines of the first island chain, the PLA Navy is unveiling a succession of game-changing advances.

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The full-scale model of a Chinese Wing Loong-X UAV on display during the Dubai Airshow in November. Photo: AFP

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

Tokyo’s position on the island is unchanged, the Japanese prime minister says in an apparent climbdown.

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China’s volatile Japan ties

China and Japan have built deep economic links, while also still having regular diplomatic rows. The latest blow-up came after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that the nation’s military forces could potentially be deployed in the event of a Taiwan conflict.

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Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks ‘greatest challenge’ to ties, China’s UN envoy says

Ambassador Fu Cong sends second letter to UN chief insisting Tokyo must retract comments or bear ‘all consequences’.

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China escalated its diplomatic offensive against Japan at the United Nations, with ambassador Fu Cong sending a second letter to Secretary General Antonio Guterres about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan. Photo: Getty Images
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1,900 China-Japan flights cancelled in December as political row continues

Airlines have now scrapped over 40 per cent of their China-Japan flights scheduled for this month amid a diplomatic spat over Taiwan.

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Chinese airlines have cancelled large numbers of flights to Japan amid a political dispute over Taiwan. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese and Japanese coastguard ships confront each other near disputed islands

The incident comes at a time of heightened tension after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angered Beijing with her comments on Taiwan.

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China trade

From immigration to investments: China’s middle class is unwinding bets on Japan

Popular destination for capital feels the chill, with cruise lines cancelling trips, investors selling property and parents questioning if it is safe to send students.

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China-Philippines relations

China bristles as Japan weighs missile export to Philippines

Japan’s possible sale of Type 03 missiles to Manila comes as Tokyo moves to loosen arms-export rules, raising fresh concerns in China.

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The Type 03 medium-range surface-to-air missile, the same model Japan plans to deploy on Yonaguni, an island just 110km (68 miles) from Taiwan. Photo: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
English Premier League

Chinese fans lambast EPL club Brighton over Mitoma’s Imperial Japan soldier post

English Premier League side apologises after social media post showing Japanese winger holding image of WWII soldier while posing with fan.

Chinese fans have called for Brighton to sack their winger Kaoru Mitoma (left), seen here in English Premier League action against Arsenal last season. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Debate and backlash in China after Japanese singer halted mid-show in Shanghai

Chinese commentators and social media users call for discussion around cancelling large concerts at the ‘last minute’.

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Why do Chinese no longer feel the need to boycott Japanese products?

A seismic shift in the market has resulted in people preferring Chinese fashion, locally branded appliances and domestically made cars.

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Opinion | Why Chinese are cancelling their trips to Japan

The Japanese prime minister crossed a red line and reopened old wounds in employing language that echoed rhetoric used by imperial Japan to justify invasion.

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Chinese tourists visit the Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on November 20. Many Chinese have chosen to cancel their trips to Japan after Beijing issued a travel advisory. Photo: AP
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What US-Japan military exercises can tell us about their Taiwan conflict plans

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks started a major row with Beijing and shone a fresh spotlight on Japan’s strategic thinking.

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Ayumi Hamasaki’s Shanghai show cancelled as China-Japan rift widens

The J-pop concert is the latest in a long list of performances and exchanges called off between the two countries.

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Taiwan

Exclusive | Beijing freezes Japan youth exchange programmes over Takaichi Taiwan row

All youth programmes have been called off, diplomatic source says, as ties between the two countries fray.

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A diplomatic source says November and December are the season for youth exchanges between China and Japan. Photo: Reuters
Open Questions series

Open Questions | Ex-PLA colonel on Taiwan, the Ukraine war, China-US ties

Zhou Bo ponders Japanese PM Takaichi’s recent remarks, lessons from the Ukraine conflict and why China won’t be world’s policeman.

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Why Beijing is unlikely to ease up on Japan over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments

Analysts say Beijing will continue to push for a retraction, but some argue that the Japanese leader cannot risk a domestic backlash.

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‘Internal affair’: China dismisses reported US mediation in Japan row

Tokyo denies Wall Street Journal report that Japanese leader was advised not to provoke Beijing on Taiwan issue.

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Taiwan

China warns against Japan travel citing ‘significant’ surge in assaults

Embassy security alert instructs travellers to put plans on hold as diplomatic crisis worsens.

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China’s embassy in Japan has advised citizens to suspend travel to the country. Photo: EPA
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Beijing demands clarity from Japan on one-China principle as row escalates

Foreign ministry and state media turn up the heat on Tokyo as countries continue to clash over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (centre) has said she “didn’t intend to mention any specifics” about Taiwan when asked about her controversial comments that sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing. Photo: EPA
China travel

Chinese tourism to Russia soars as travellers pivot from under-fire Japan

Chinese travel firms have seen a surge in Russia-related bookings in recent weeks, as tourists continue to avoid Japan amid a diplomatic row.

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How a Beijing-Tokyo chill over Taiwan could solidify Takaichi’s power

With no quick thaw in sight after Japanese leader’s remarks, analysts suggest the China rift could translate into an ‘ironic’ outcome.

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