Taiwan
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Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions
Japanese strike-back capabilities and coastal defences to be boosted while Beijing accuses Tokyo of fuelling a…
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China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation | Simon Tisdall
The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he co…
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Trump reportedly urged Japan’s PM to avoid further escalations in dispute with China
The report comes after the Wall Street Journal claimed the US president told Sanae Takaichi to ‘dial down the …
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Taiwan plans extra $40bn in defence spending to counter China’s ‘intensifying’ threats
President Lai Ching-te declared there was ‘no room for compromise on national security’ in face of escalating …
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Japan PM fails to achieve breakthrough in row with China – but polling shows public backs her
Sanae Takaichi gets no meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Johannesburg after her comments abo…
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China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandC…
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China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandC…
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Chinese travellers cancel hundreds of thousands of trips to Japan amid rising tensions
Chinese airlines offer free cancellations and film releases postponed after Japanese PM’s comments on TaiwanCh…
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China and Japan are in a war of words over Taiwan – what happens next?
Japan’s hawkish new PM has angered Beijing after suggesting her country could become involved in a military co…
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China travel warning for Japan sends shares in tourism and retail companies plunging
China warns citizens not to travel to Japan amid escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by PM Sanae Ta…
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China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan
Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might r…
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Japan and China in growing row after PM Takaichi says Taiwan conflict could trigger military deployment
New prime minister says an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of her country’s self-defence forces …
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From ‘hellhole’ UK to anti-Muslim rhetoric in Japan, Charlie Kirk took his message abroad
The US rightwing activist also addressed supporters in South Korea and visited Greenland with Donald Trump JrC…
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Cramps, fatigue and hallucinations: paddling 200km in a Paleolithic canoe from Taiwan to Japan
The team battled a notoriously strong current and used the stars as their guide to reach an island in an unsta…
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Malfunctions, overreactions and a steep learning curve: wargaming a Chinese attack on Taiwan
First civilian-led military simulation bringing together teams from the US, Taiwan and Japan revealed a series…
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Oranges are not the only fruit: Cumbrian marmalade awards offer unusual blends
Winning Japanese preserve features pear and yuzu, while entry in ‘interesting additions’ includes peanut butte…
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Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump
The US president has upset global norms in the space of weeks, spurring a flurry of defence spending, diplomat…
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Will Trump’s tariff chaos be China’s gain in global trade wars?
As China retaliates against tariffs, it is also making strategic manoeuvres on EU and Asia to maximise opportu…
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Japan unveils first plan to evacuate 100,000 civilians from islands near Taiwan in event of conflict
Prospect of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan has forced Japan to step up measures to protect islands in Okinawa pr…
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Will Japan’s close ties with US survive the caprice and quirks of Donald Trump?
Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a Tr…