Taiwan raises alert as China deploys 90 ships in likely drills
Taiwan’s military said it has activated its “combat readiness exercises” at strategic locations, and its naval and coast guard boats are closely monitoring Chinese military…
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Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby
In its daily morning report on Chinese military activities, Taiwan's defence ministry said there were 14 Chinese warships operating nearby, up from the eight it reported the…
Japan to ease visa requirements for Chinese visitors; will expand scope of multiple entry visas
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is arranging to visit China within this year to meet with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during which he is expected to tell Wang about the…
South Korea’s political troubles threaten ties with Japan; planned official visits to be postponed
Depending on how the situation unfolds, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s trip to South Korea set for January will likely be postponed. Defense Minister Gen Nakatani’s visit to…
Taipei to host Shanghai delegation in rare high-level visit
Shanghai Vice-Mayor Hua Yuan will visit from Dec 16 to Dec 17 for the Taipei-Shanghai City Forum, which was first held in 2010, Taipei city government spokesman Yin Wei told…
Beijing, Tokyo urged to foster shared understanding
At the opening ceremony of the two-day 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum held in Tokyo, Japan, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized in a video address that the over-2,000-year history…
Taiwan says China’s threats over president’s US visit are counterproductive
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has expressed anger at President Lai Ching-te’s weekend trip to Hawaii on his way to three countries in…
87％ of Chinese have unfavorable view of Japan, up 24.8 percentage points from 2023 survey
There are many posts with anti-Japanese views on Chinese social media, which may have contributed to the worsening of sentiment toward Japan.
Suspect in fatal stabbing of Japanese schoolboy in China’s Shenzhen formally arrested
Japanese officials have been asking their Chinese counterparts to share details of their investigations, but no information on a potential motive has been disclosed.
China strongly condemns US arranging for Taiwan President Lai’s ‘stopover’
China will closely follow the developments and take resolute and strong measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in…