Remember “no blood for oil”? Decades ago, the slogan emblematized opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Its logic subsequently shifted as the United States experienced a gas and oil revolution thanks to fracking.
It has cycled back into relevance following the Trump administration’s invasion of Venezuela and the seizure of its oil, which, despite its carnivalesque tone, left at least 80 people dead. The Iran war has now ...
Category: Japan-China
China Condemns ‘Evil Designs’ of Taiwan Premier’s Japan Visit
China on Monday condemned the "evil designs" of Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai's rare visit to Japan over the weekend, on a trip he said was to support the island's baseball team and was private. Cho flew to Japan on Saturday to watch Taiwan play in the ...
China Imposes Export Controls on 20 Japanese Entities to Curb ‘Remilitarization’
China has prohibited the export of dual-use items to 20 Japanese entities that it says supply Japan's military, the commerce ministry announced on Tuesday, in the latest escalation of a dispute with Tokyo. China is using its influence over supply chains ...
Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Vessel, Arrests Captain
By Hiroshi Hiyama Japanese authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper, authorities said Friday, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with Beijing. In November, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enraged China ...
Japan PM’s Big Election Win Could Mean More Beef With Beijing
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s thumping election win has blunted domestic opposition to her hawkish security agenda, encouraging plans to press ahead with a defence expansion that China has condemned as a return to militarism. As the scale of her ...
China Coast Guard Patrolled Japan-Held Islands Almost Daily Last Year as Tensions Flare
By Colleen Howe China's coast guard patrolled Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea almost daily last year, it said on Friday, aiming to secure its sovereignty over the remote, rocky outpost and to deter Taiwan from taking steps toward independence.
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
Fearing China Clash, Japan Asks Fishermen to Avoid Flashpoint Islands
By Mariko Katsumura, Tim Kelly, Nobuhiro Kubo and John Geddie Hitoshi Nakama, 76, sees himself as a frontline defender of Japan's claims to disputed islands in the East China Sea, where he regularly evades Chinese coast guard ships to harvest the bountiful waters. ...
China Warns Citizens Against Japan Travel During Lunar New Year
China warned its citizens on Monday against travelling to Japan during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, citing deteriorating public security, with Tokyo and Beijing locked in a diplomatic spat. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's suggestion in November that Tokyo could ...
Japan, Philippines Sign New Security Pacts as Regional Tensions Rise
By Mikhail Flores The Philippines and Japan signed two defence pacts on Thursday, including a deal allowing their forces to exchange supplies and services, with both countries seeking to strengthen security cooperation in response to rising regional tensions. The Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, ...
Japan Targets Central Asia’s Critical Minerals in Bid to Reduce Reliance on China
Japan unveiled a five-year goal on Saturday for business projects totalling $19 billion in Central Asia as Tokyo vies for influence in the resource-rich region. The announcement came after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hosted an inaugural summit with the leaders of ...
PM Takaichi Says Japan ‘Always Open’ to Dialogue With China
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday she is "always open" to dialogue with China despite a diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing over comments she made about Taiwan. "China is an important neighbour for Japan, and we need to ...
China to Take Back Japan’s Last Two Giant Pandas
China will soon take back its last two giant pandas on loan to Japan, leaving the country without any giant pandas on public display for the first time since 1972. The twin pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, will have ...
U.S., Japan Defense Chiefs Say China Harming Regional Peace
By Hiroshi Hiyama Beijing's actions are "not conducive to regional peace", Japan's defense minister and U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft locked radar on Japanese jets near Taiwan, Tokyo said Friday.