Japan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China

Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home.

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Why Does Trump, the ‘America First’ President, Keep Looking to Foreign Leaders?

Trump keeps showing he is not as isolationist as many supporters had hoped.

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Where Mao’s Peasants Tilled the Soil, Tourists Now Pay for the View

Decades ago, a Chinese village became an official symbol of revolutionary “self-reliance.” The slogan hasn’t changed, but nearly everything else has.

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China Escalates Japan Feud With Island Patrols and Warnings to Citizens

China sent Coast Guard ships near disputed islands and warned travelers and students about safety risks in Japan. The escalation is over comments on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister.

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China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Returns With Threat Against Japan’s Leader

A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Head for a Record in 2025, Global Carbon Project Reports

But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.

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Xi’s Military Purges Show Unease About China’s Nuclear Forces

The shake-up in China’s armed forces comes as both Beijing and Washington are pushing through major changes in their country’s militaries, in different ways.

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China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl Precursors After Summit

China will require licenses for export of 13 chemicals used to make the deadly drug, another indicator of thawing tensions between the world’s two largest economies

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China Suspends Export Controls on More Critical Minerals

The changes would make it easier for American firms to obtain key minerals, delivering on what the White House said the two countries had agreed to at last month’s summit.

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Inside China’s Quest to Defy Aging with Longevity Labs and ‘Immortality Islands’

Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.

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