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Progress in relations between China and Japan could lose some steam if embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba steps down following a crushing electoral loss. Ishiba, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has come under intense pressure since the ruling coalition’s defeat in upper house elections on Sunday.
China has expanded its military presence —particularly its navy—across the Western Pacific in recent years, raising alarms among the U.S. and its regional allies. It has also built up a large missile arsenal capable of striking Japan, including U.S. military bases located there.
Japan has launched an anti-dumping investigation into nickel-based stainless cold-rolled steel sheets and strips imported from China and Taiwan, its trade and finance ministries said on Tuesday. The move follows a petition filed on May 12 by Nippon Steel and other domestic manufacturers,
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Asian News International on MSNJapan's 2025 Defence White Paper flags China as 'Greatest Strategic Challenge', warns of growing CRINK threatJapan has published its Defence of Japan 2025 white paper, which details escalating threats from a more united bloc of authoritarian countries, specifically China, Russia, and North Korea, as reported by the Eurasian Times.
China recently banned a foreign Wells Fargo executive and a United States government employee from leaving its territory, spotlighting its opaque judicial and security system and rekindling concerns over the risks facing foreign companies and nationals operating there.
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Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual assessment.
The ship, one of seven Canadian icebreakers scheduled to deploy for the Coast Guard's Arctic summer operations between June and November, was tracked near Nome, Alaska, on July 19, as it shifted its mission to icebreaking and scientific support in the Arctic.
A new report from Japan's Defense Ministry accurately identifies China as the greatest threat to global stability since World War II.
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In comparison with the 25% tariff Trump slapped on Tokyo earlier this month, a 15% tariff seems like a big improvement.