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Jon Herskovitz Source Link Japan believes China could use its global “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative to push its People’s Liberation Army into the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, a move t…
BY STEPHEN R. NAGY Source Link On many levels, the Hong Kong protests represent the proverbial canary in a coal mine in terms of China’s intentions for the Indo-Pacific. The manner in which the situa…
Source Link Frank Li Eighty-eight years ago today (i.e. 9/18/1931), Japan invaded China ( Japanese invasion of Manchuria )! It's a huge event in Chinese history, especially as a big part of China…
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan Source Link India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is on a five-nation East Asian tour, starting with Japan, one of India’s increasingly important strategic partners. …
By Bonnie Bley Source Link Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are keeping busy. Just a week after being courted by G-7 members in Biarritz, France they were of…
By Roddy Howland-Jackson Source Link In August, Japan’s Ministry of Defense proposed a 1.2% military spending increase in 2020, taking the annual budget to a record 5.32 trillion yen (about $50 billi…
By Ankit Panda Source Link The Japanese government will stand up a new police unit specializing in the patrol of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK rep…
Author: Tobias Harris Source Link On 20 November 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become the longest-serving prime minister since the position was created. It’s a noteworthy achievement,…
Source Link By Scott A. Snyder Seoul’s decision to abandon an important military intelligence-sharing agreement with Tokyo could hurt regional security and U.S. interests related to China and North K…
Source Link By Ankit Panda “This episode of Japan-Korea diplomatic friction is different from past instances.” In August, Japan and South Korea both upped the ante in their intensifying trade disput…
