Why Japan’s drift to the right means a ‘long-term struggle’ for China

Why Japan’s drift to the right means a ‘long-term struggle’ for China

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says that ‘China will never allow Japanese right-wing forces to turn back the clock of history’.

The US Has Japan’s Back in Any Dispute with China, Glass Says

The US has Japan’s back in any dispute it has with China, and Beijing’s recent remarks slamming Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have been outrageous, US Ambassador to Japan George Glass said Thursday.  “This is a classic case of Chinese economic coercion, and I just want to say directly from the president and from myself and from the embassy for the Prime Minister, we have her back,” Glass said after a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshim…

Insights | Why Japan's new military path deserves global scrutiny

The fear that Japan, under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is drifting away from its postwar pacifist identity and edging toward a revival of the militarism that once devastated the region is not irrational. To many outside observers, China's warnings may sound exaggerated or politically expedient. But dismissing them overlooks the deep historical trauma that shapes Chinese perceptions—and the political reality no Chinese leader can afford to ign…