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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Japan-U.S. alliance was "critical to deterring Chinese military aggression", as his Japanese counterpart confirmed plans to accelerate a defense spending target. The comments came in the wake of the first face-to-face meeting Tuesday between ...

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China Eyes Trilateral Currency Swap With Japan and South Korea

China is talking with Japan and South Korea about a trilateral currency swap, a person familiar with the matter said. The aim is to build a stronger regional financial backstop as U.S. tariff actions raise trade costs. According to ...

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How to Lure Chinese Financing Back to the Global South: Report

Global South countries face increasing financing pressure, endangering their ability to keep developing while also implementing measures to deal with a growing climate crisis. The disruption of global trade is coupled with a larger megatrend: flows of international capital to the developing world have turned negative. This means that countries are now routinely paying more to service loans than they receive in disbursements.

The vast majority of Global South borrowers ...

Japan Sidelines Chinese Immigrants as It Opens Door to India, Says Chinese Commentator

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China EVs in Indonesia: Chery Tops September, Local Assembly Rises

The competition among China's EVs in Indonesia tightened in September. Indonesia’s automakers’ association, Gaikindo, announced that Chery tops September, BYD still leads the year, and the contest is shifting from imports to local assembly. Local assembly can cut taxes ...

Japan, Philippines Inaugural Joint Exercises Begin as China Announces Plans for South China Sea Drills

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Chinese Social Media Mocks Japan’s Plan to Welcome African Migrants

When Tokyo announced it would welcome African migrants to revive depopulated towns, many Chinese online reacted with scorn. Japan announced plans to bring in African migrants through a “special talent visa program” unveiled at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African ...

Pacifist Japan Struggles to Boost Troops as China Anxiety Grows

By Hiroshi Hiyama Sporting dark face paint and clutching a gun, teenage soldier-in-training Takuma Hiyane crawls across a field on Japan's Okinawa, the front line of the nation's defence as anxiety grows over China's territorial ambitions.
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