Category: China-Japan

Japan, China Establish Military Hotline Amid Increasing Regional Friction

April 1, 2023
Asia & PacificChinaChina-JapanGlobal ExpansionInternational RelationsJapanJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa HayashiSpecial TopicsWorld
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Japan and China have established a direct military hotline to prevent maritime and air clashes as tensions grow over competing territorial claims in the East China Sea. Both nations announced the setting up the confidential communications line on Friday, reported Jiji Press. “We will utilize it not only for responding when unforeseen circumstances occur but…

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Do as We Say, Not as We Do

January 22, 2023
AUKUSAustraliaChinaChina-Australia RelationsChina-JapanInternationalInternational RelationsOpinionPLA Navy (PLAN)Thinking About ChinaUS-China relationsViewpointsWorldXi Jinping
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Commentary “Do as we say, not as we do” is clearly the attitude of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In his recent media appearance, the new Chinese ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, instructed us that obtaining nuclear powered submarines pursuant to the AUKUS agreement would not be constructive. It would not be helpful, he added,…

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Suga-Biden Meeting: Promises … Promises

April 21, 2021
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Commentary Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joseph Biden met in Washington on April 16, and both sides declared the meeting a success. The official joint statement issued afterwards was comprehensive and unusually pointed to one particular topic: China. Suga and Biden stated their serious concerns over Chinese activities in the East China…

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