A 19th-century showdown between China and the West began, much as today’s did, with mounting Western anger over a huge Chinese trade surplus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/asia-pacific/politics/19th-century-opium-war-xi-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #uk #opium #drugs #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Radio Free Asia, founded nearly three decades ago to report on China and other Asian countries without independent media, has said it will halt production after the U.S. government ceased funding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/asia-pacific/politics/radio-free-asia-trump-shutdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #radiofreeasia #china #myanmar #humanrights #us #donaldtrump #republicans
Myanmar authorities announced the arrest of three artists for undermining the upcoming junta-organized election, wielding new speech laws that rights monitors say oppress dissent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-artists-disrupting-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will share its closely held nuclear tech to allow Seoul to build nuclear-powered submarines in the United States, a move that could have implications for Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-nuclear-powered-submarines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #southkorea #donaldtrump #nuclearenergy #submarines #asia #defense #leejaemyung #southkoreajapanrelations #nuclearweapons
India plans to repatriate some 500 of its nationals who fled over the border into Thailand following a military raid on a notorious scam center in Myanmar, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/crime-legal/india-repatriation-myanmar-scam-center/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #india #myanmar #thailand #anutincharnvirakul
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away from a regional summit in Malaysia this week to avoid exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump that could hinder his party's odds in state polls, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/modi-asean-trump-pakistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #asean #malaysia #us #donaldtrump #pakistan
U.S. President Donald Trump landed in South Korea on Wednesday for the last leg of his Asia trip, optimistic about a trade-war truce with China after summit talks with South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/trump-south-korea-trade-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #apec #southkorea #northkorea #missiles #leejaemyung #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #taiwan #china #xijinping
Pakistan has said that negotiations for a lasting truce with Afghanistan following deadly border clashes "failed," warning it would take steps to protect its people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/politics/pakistan-peace-afghanistan-failed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #pakistan #afghanistan
Chinese scientists are increasingly taking the helm in scientific collaborations with U.S. counterparts, a trend that could see China reach parity with the U.S. in 2027 or 2028. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/science-health/china-us-leader-global-science/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #science #us #china
U.S. President Donald Trump’s expressions of opening for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been met, so far, with silence — and tests of nuclear-capable missiles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/asia-pacific/north-korea-missile-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #nuclearweapons #missiles #donaldtrump #kimjongun #defense #southkorea
Beijing's top diplomat told his Japanese counterpart he sees "positive signals" from Tokyo's new leadership, after the country swore in a prime minister long viewed as a China hawk. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/asia-pacific/politics/china-japan-positive-signals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #wangyi #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi
Myanmar’s military government has detained more than 10,000 foreign nationals who the junta said illegally entered the country for involvement in online scams. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/asia-pacific/crime-legal/myanmar-foreigners-scam-center/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #myanmar #thailand #southeastasia #fraud #forcedlabor #kidnapping
Thanks to his diplomatic work during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will walk away with a trade deal that other nations have spent months negotiating for in Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/asia-pacific/politics/anwar-malaysia-dealmaking-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #anwaribrahim #donaldtrump #us #malaysia #asean #trade
A U.S. military helicopter and fighter jet crashed in the South China Sea about 30 minutes apart, incidents that coincide with a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/asia-pacific/us-separate-south-china-sea-crashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #marineaccidents #us
China's state media has publicized a recent flying of Chinese bombers near Taiwan for "confrontation drills" ahead of an expected meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents in South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/asia-pacific/politics/china-bombers-taiwan-xi-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #pla #donaldtrump #xijinping #trade #tariffs #uschinarelations #bombers
The yearlong funeral ceremony of Thailand's former Queen Sirikit, mother of current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation's longest-reigning monarch, has begun. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/asia-pacific/politics/yearlong-funeral-thailand-queen-sirikit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #southeastasia #sirikit
Arriving passengers hailed direct flights between India and China resuming after a five-year suspension, with the move being seen as important for trade and a symbolic step as the two nations rebuild relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/asia-pacific/politics/india-china-direct-flights/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #china
China's fourth-highest-ranked leader said on Saturday that China and Taiwan should work to achieve "peaceful reunification." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/asia-pacific/politics/china-taiwan-reunification/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #pla
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday for an ASEAN summit, the first leg of an Asian tour that will include high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/asia-pacific/politics/trump-asean-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #asean #southeastasia #donaldtrump
Rubio says U.S. won’t change Taiwan policy for China deal https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/asia-pacific/politics/rubio-us-taiwan-policy-china-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics