Sino-Japanese relations – Charm

Japan, China 'clash' near disputed islands as Xi & Takaichi trade barbs over Tokyo's Taiwan stance

Why China’s spat with Japan could still get worse

2 months ago08 mins

“For nigh on 1,000 years, the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc…they respect only force, and their hearts are bursting with malice.” This month China’s armed forces released these verses on social media. As poetry, it is perhaps not the best. But the message was clear enough. To hammer it home, the poem was accompanied by…

China Revives Economic Coercion to Punish Japan

3 months ago09 mins

Sino-Japanese relations are in freefall again after comments by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Nov. 7 suggesting that Chinese use of force against Taiwan could lead to Japan deploying its Self Defense Forces. Beijing quickly retaliated by sending Chinese coast guard vessels into waters around disputed islands and military drones near an outlying…