French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have met in Beijing, where they are set to discuss issues including economic ties, trade tensions, Taiwan and the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/politics/macron-xi-beijing-trade-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #emmanuelmacron #france #xijinping #trade #taiwan

French President Emmanuel Macron touched down on Wednesday in China, where he is expected to put pressure on his counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine and discuss trade relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/world/macron-xi-china-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #china #france #xijinping #emmanuelmacron #russiaukrainewar

Tokyo must be wary of antagonizing Beijing while not irritating Washington. The difficulty is finding the “just right” sweet spot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/japan/navigating-japans-goldilocks-challenge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #us #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinping #minorukihara #trade #defense #taiwan

U.S. retrenchment creates a vacuum of global governance leadership — one that China is eager to fill. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/28/japan/beijings-globalist-agenda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #ggi #un #xijinping #shanghaicooperationorganization #sco #globalsouth #us #donaldtrump #un #who #unesco #bank #beltandroad

A fire still burning in a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex that has killed at least 94 people poses the biggest test of Beijing's grip on the city it has transformed since the pro-democracy protests of 2019. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/asia-pacific/hong-kong-fire-china-grip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hongkong #china #xijinping

U.S. President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week and advised her not to provoke Beijing on the question of Taiwan's sovereignty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/politics/trump-advice-japan-provocation-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #china #taiwan #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #chinajapanrelations

Prime Minister Sanae Takachi has held her first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since her remarks in parliament that Japan could intervene militarily in a Taiwan crisis kicked off a diplomatic row with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/politics/takaichi-trump-phone-call/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #china #taiwan #defense #xijinping #uschinarelations

Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Taiwan's "return to China" is an “integral part” of the global order, as Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a clash over hints Japan could intervene militarily in a crisis over the island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-taiwan-china-us-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #xijinping #donaldtrump #taiwan #china #us #uschinarelations #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi

If China can punish Japan — economically powerful, diplomatically influential and protected by a U.S. defense treaty — then no other country should imagine itself beyond reach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/21/japan/china-can-bully-anyone-if-it-can-bully-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #chinajapanrelationschina #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #xuejian #ccp #xijinping

China is using threats, diplomatic pressure, economic measures and manufactured media narratives to attack new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and influence Japanese politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/20/japan/good-relations-with-communist-party-is-a-fools-errand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #xuejian #reiwashinsengumi #us #ldp #shigeruishiba #komeito #japaninnovationparty #ccp #philippines #shinzoabe #laichingte #xijinping #worldwarii

Japan-China relations are worsening as Beijing tries to punish Japan over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks, possibly strengthening support for her tougher China policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/11/21/chinas-makes-mistake-with-japan-pressure-campaign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #chinajapanrelationschina #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #xuejian #ccp #xijinping

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's leadership style is proving to be a double-edged sword a month into her tenure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/politics/takaichi-one-month-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinping #leejaemyung #taiwan

Beijing’s moves so far appear calibrated to inflict pain without crossing into territory that might galvanize a coordinated international response. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/xi-blowback-rare-earths-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #rareearths #xijinping #sanaetakaichi

Amid a ‘tactical pause’ in U.S.-China tensions, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan warns of a long-term partial decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies if Washington and Beijing fail to rebuild trust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pause-us-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #singapore #china #us #xijinping #donaldtrump #tariffs

Xi Jinping is using rare-earth export controls and a range of domestic and international strategies to strengthen China’s global influence while tightening ideological control at home to maintain political cohesion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/16/world/xi-jinpings-balancing-act-both-home-and-abroad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #xijinping #chinesecommunistparty

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's summit diplomacy with the United States, China and South Korea has won her high marks from respondents of an opinion poll by Jiji Press. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/politics/jiji-poll-takaichi-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #surveys #donaldtrump #xijinping #leejaemyung #ldp #nipponishinnokai

From surveilling and repressing Chinese citizens to firing and prosecuting potential rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping seems able to rule only through fear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/world/xi-jinpings-purges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #xijinping #china #chinesecommunistparty

China’s largest and most advanced warship has officially entered its military fleet, boosting Beijing’s ability to project naval power amid rising U.S. concern about its assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/asia-pacific/china-new-aircraft-carrier/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #xijinping #pla

U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/06/world/politics/trump-xi-hong-kong-jimmy-lai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #hongkong #jimmylai #china #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #appledaily

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi has appeared to allay fears of a more hawkish approach to Beijing, but her open support for deepening ties with Taiwan is likely to further complicate the already strained relationship with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan-china-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #laichingte #xijinping