China
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Chinese spy balloon may have been blown off intended course – report
US officials who tracked balloon from launch on Hainan island reportedly examining possibility that unusual we…
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Chip war: Japan and Netherlands expected to join US in ban on tech exports to China
Washington officials appear to confirm deal to restrict export of semiconductor manufacturing technology to Ch…
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Thousands stranded in Japan as cold snap engulfs Asia – video
Weather authorities in Japan and the Korean peninsula have issued warnings over freezing temperature…
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Old world – Inside the 27 January Guardian Weekly
A demographic timebomb for the planet. Plus: Why Jacinda Ardern quit politicsGet the magazine delivered to you…
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Japan and North Korea sound warning as deadly cold snap sweeps across Asia
Extreme weather kills at least one person in Japan and more than 100 in Afghanistan while parts of China hit r…
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Nanjing massacre: Guardian cables censored by Japanese officials – archive, January 1938
January 1938: Reports from Shanghai are suppressed by the Imperial Japanese Army, provoking a diplomatic prote…
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Ageing planet: the new demographic timebomb
India is about to overtake China as the most populous country, but as birthrates fall we’re facing life in a g…
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Japan’s PM vows to modernise military for new era of threats
Fumio Kishida outlines step change in US-Japan security alliance after White House meeting with Joe BidenJapan…
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Attack from space would trigger collective defence, say US and Japan, amid China fears
Antony Blinken says China is ‘greatest shared strategic challenge’ in the region as US backs Japan’s biggest m…
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Tokyo lodges protest after China punishes Japanese travellers over Covid test requirements
Japan says Beijing’s decision to halt visa processing is ‘extremely regrettable’, amid uncertainty as to wheth…
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China halts short-term visas for South Korea and Japan over Covid travel curbs
Beijing had said it would retaliate against countries that require negative tests from Chinese travellersChina…
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Taiwan invasion by China would fail, but at huge US cost, analysts’ war game finds
Military experts said every participant would experience ‘enormous’ losses in any potential conflictA Chinese …
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The world in 2023: what our writers say you should watch out for
From Ukraine developments and China’s Covid surge to renewable energy and hope for the AmazonA near-inevitable…
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China’s move to open up travel sparks concern over spread of new variants
Japan, India and Taiwan introduce measures to prevent influx of cases as experts say lack of data makes it dif…
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Japan approves biggest military buildup since second world war amid China fears
US welcomes doubling of military spending but critics express unease over abandoning seven decades of pacifism…
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Australian defence chief warns of rise in ‘grey-zone activities’ in Indo-Pacific region amid China tensions
Gen Angus Campbell declares Australia and Japan are bound together by ‘increasingly shared strategic challenge…
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Alibaba founder Jack Ma hiding out in Tokyo, reports say
Billionaire rarely seen in public since criticising attitude of China’s regulators towards tech firms in 2020T…
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Almost half of Australians support sending military to help defend Taiwan, poll suggests
YouGov survey finds people in Australia more likely to favour sending troops than people in Japan and USGet ou…
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Australia and Japan to share intelligence on China in security deal, ambassador says
In interview with Guardian Australia, Shingo Yamagami also hints Australia is likely to be invited to G7 summi…
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The Guardian view on North Korea’s missile tests: growing risks, reduced response | Editorial
Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities are increasing, but there is limited international capacity for or interest i…