このページを 日本語 で読む Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi will face a series of critical diplomatic challenges upon her anticipated assumption of the prime ministership at an extraordinary Diet session in mid-October. The most significant of these will be the visit from United States President Donald Trump, currently slated for October 27–29. Their…
Martin Powers, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, is a renowned art historian and sinologist specialising in the history of social justice in China. He is the author of four books (including two that won the Levenson Prize for best book in premodern Chinese studies) and numerous articles. His recent work, China and England:…
On the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II, China watcher Kawashima Shin highlights Beijing’s recent celebrations in the context of Xi Jinping’s rewriting of history to support his domestic and foreign policies. The Meaning of September 3 On September 3, 2025, the eyes of Japan’s China watchers were trained on Beijing’s Tiananmen…
Beijing’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, is scheduled to visit Italy and Switzerland from Tuesday until October 12, China’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. Wang would attend the 12th joint meeting of the China-Italy government committee and the fourth round of the China-Switzerland strategic dialogue held between foreign ministers, the ministry said in a statement. His…
China is pushing the U.S. government to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the U.S., dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of a proposal that would upend a decade of policy. In addition, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s negotiators want the U.S. to lower tariffs on imported inputs used by…
China has assembled the world’s largest single-unit floating offshore wind power system as it accelerates efforts to expand its marine economy and clean energy industry. Assembly of the 16-megawatt system has been completed in Beihai, in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday. All of its key parts, from…
Hundreds of people displaced by violence from armed gangs in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, try to return to their homes on August 26 after gang leader Jimmy Cherisier, alias Barbecue, announced that residents could come back after his order for his “soldiers” to withdraw from certain areas. Photo by David Lorens/EPA Oct. 2 (UPI) —…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in four weeks, with the soybean issue to be a significant topic of their discussion. He noted that farmers of the United States are being “hurt” as China, for “negotiating reasons”, is not “buying” Soyabean and vowed to…
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to “eliminate bottlenecks” and shorten the time needed to realise economic gains to ensure that residents from all walks of life can benefit from the city’s development. Speaking at this year’s National Day reception on Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also vowed to continually enhance the city’s national security…
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Global order fracturing, status quo unlikely to return, EU warns in new report Photo: Shutterstock After months of being pummelled with…