Category: Japan-China relation

Japan, China Agree on ‘Reliable’ Operation of Military Hotline Amid Tensions

The defense ministers of Japan and China agreed Saturday to ensure the “reliability” of their military hotline operation in order to prevent potential clashes amid rising tensions in the East China Sea. Japan’s Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada met with his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore to discuss…


Japan’s Foreign Minister Affirms ‘Strict Stance’ in Protesting China’s Detention of Japanese Employee

Japan’s foreign minister said Sunday that he had lodged a protest with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regarding the detention of a Japanese employee in China last month, calling for his immediate release. Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed Japan’s “strict stance” on the employee’s detention during a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang,…


Japan Ends Decades of Aid to China

News Analysis Japan’s long-term aid to China will end in March this year. The official aid, covering finance, technology, and training, gave a much-needed boost to China’s economic growth over 40 years, which, regrettably, the communist ruling regime concealed from the Chinese people and moved the country even further from democracy and freedom, experts said….