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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

An expert panel has called for Japan’s next-gen subs to be able to operate longer and strike targets from father away. Easier said than done, analysts say, amid an array of technical and political challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/japan-nuclear-submarines-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #defense #submarines #nuclearenergy #missiles #china #us #indopacific #pla

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

U.S. President Donald Trump rewrote Washington’s rules for dealing with China in his first presidency, upending decades of policy. In his second term, China hawks fear that Trump is going soft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/politics/china-hawks-trump-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #uschinarelations #tech #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #pla #usmilitary #defense

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China hawks grow queasy over Trump’s push for deals with Beijing

As Trump pursues a trade pact with the U.S.’s biggest economic and strategic rival, advocates of a tougher China policy fear they’re being sidelined inside the administration.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

China is transforming parts of its east coast into a platform for potential missile strikes against Taiwan and the nearby seas — a move crucial to bringing Taipei under Beijing’s control and fending off U.S. forces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/china-missiles-threatening-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #missiles #usmilitary #asia #indopacific #defense

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The missiles threatening Taiwan

China is transforming parts of its east coast into a platform for potential missile strikes against Taiwan and the nearby seas as it eyes taking the democratic island.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is renewing a push for the U.S. to change a decades-old phrase describing its stance on Taiwan independence, a concession that would be a major diplomatic win for Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/asia-pacific/politics/xi-trump-china-taiwan-independence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #pla #usmilitary #us #xijinping #donaldtrump #trade #uschinarelations

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Xi pushes Trump to 'oppose' Taiwan independence in major shift

Any change in wording will fan concerns that Washington’s position on the self-ruled democracy is becoming a trade war bargaining chip.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

A U.S. judge rejected a bid by China-based DJI, the world's largest drone maker, to be removed from the U.S. Defense Department’s list of companies allegedly working with Beijing’s military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/asia-pacific/dji-pentagon-chinese-military-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #us #usmilitary #pla #drones #dji

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Drone maker DJI loses lawsuit to exit Pentagon's list of firms with Chinese military ties

The world's largest drone maker said it was disappointed that the judge upheld the listing and was evaluating its legal options.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

China’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday offered the latest hint that its third and largest aircraft carrier could soon enter service, after it undergoes further testing and training in the disputed South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/china-fujian-aircraft-carrier-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #aircraftcarriers #pla #southchinasea #taiwan #disputedislands #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The Chinese military denounced a second joint patrol this month in the South China Sea involving the Philippines and partner navies, as tensions in the waterway soar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/japan-south-china-sea-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southchinasea #china #pla #philippines #defense #sdf #msdf #disputedislands #usmilitary

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

China is preparing for war to take Taiwan, the island's top China policymaker said in Washington, warning if Taiwan were to fall it would cause a regional "domino effect" that would threaten the security of the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/us-taiwan-domino-effect-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #pla #us #donaldtrump

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

China's military on Friday condemned the sailing of a U.S. and British warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it ordered naval and air forces to monitor and warn the two ships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/china-us-british-warships-taiwan-strait/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #us #uk #taiwan #usmilitary #pla

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The Philippines is working on a new set of internal rules and protocols to better coordinate the actions of agencies in contentious areas of the South China Sea, as Manila responds to Beijing's gray-zone activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/asia-pacific/philippines-south-china-sea-rules-of-engagement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #pla #southchinasea #disputedislands #indopacific

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The U.S. military is for the first time bringing some of its most advanced missile systems for keeping Chinese forces at bay to joint training with Japan, part of a gradual policy shift by Tokyo. What does this all mean? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/us-deploying-missiles-system-in-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #us #missiles #defense #usmilitary #china #pla #sdf #defenseministry

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

China’s diplomatic moves echo Japan’s 1943 Greater East Asia Conference, as Xi Jinping showcases military power, courts authoritarian allies and promotes a global governance agenda while challenging Western influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/04/world/time-to-divide-the-dictators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #wwii

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

China’s massive Beijing parade showcased military power, historical revisionism and calls for a new world order, signaling Xi Jinping’s ambition to elevate China’s global leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/09/05/china-looks-the-past-to-signal-its-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #wwii

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

China’s extravagant military parade on Wednesday sent a clear signal: Beijing possesses the firepower, partnerships and ambition to mold a new world order — one it aims to dominate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/04/world/china-parade-shows-who-is-calling-the-shots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #taiwan #wwii

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

China’s massive military parade through Beijing on Wednesday showed off scores of cutting-edge new weapons, with many specifically designed to keep U.S., Japanese and other allied forces at bay in the event of conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/china-military-parade-weapons-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #chinajapanrelations #uschinarelations #us #usmilitary #missiles #drones

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping's massive military parade in Beijing highlights China's willingness to redefine the postwar U.S.-led global order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/politics/china-xi-kim-putin-military-parade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #taiwan

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was set to arrive in Beijing he makes his debut on the multilateral stage Wednesday at a military parade overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and attended by Russia's Vladimir Putin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #kimjongun #missiles #nuclearweapons #china #russia #xijinping #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump #beijing #pla

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Voters in Taiwan have once again rejected an effort by President Lai Ching-te’s party to flip parliament, a setback that could deepen political deadlock and complicate the island’s push to ramp up defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-reject-recalls-defense-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #dpp #kuomintang #laichingte #defense #budgets #china #pla

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

China's WWII Sept. 3 military parade will be a projection of its growing military might amid deep-seated mistrust in the West, geopolitical uncertainty with the U.S. and territorial rows with neighboring countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/asia-pacific/china-military-parade-wwii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #wwii #history

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping told him he would not invade democratic Taiwan as long as the American president remains in office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/16/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-china-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uschinarelations #china #us #taiwan #pla #usmilitary #xijinping #donaldtrump

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