A new Rand report stresses that Washington and Beijing must “keep the rivalry from descending into extreme and dangerous levels of tension.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/06/world/stability-and-us-china-competition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #donaldtrump #xijingping #trade #tariffs #apec #uschinarelations
Japan's strategic positioning is central to countering China’s economic and geopolitical influence, with a focus on technological collaboration, military alignment and supply chain security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/05/japan/us-china-meaning-for-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #xijingping #trade #tariffs #apec #uschinarelations #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations
According to Chinese academics, economists, and retired military officers, the country's leaders are not losing any sleep over Donald Trump's America First agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/05/world/what-chinese-leaders-think-of-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #xijingping #trade #tariffs #apec #uschinarelations
Chinese leader Xi Jinping used diplomacy at the APEC summit to strengthen Beijing’s regional influence and global image while Trump focused on short-term trade gains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/04/china-stole-the-show-in-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #xijingping #trade #tariffs #apec
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has ruled out dissolving the Lower House for a snap general election, saying that she must first tackle a number of challenges the country is facing — including economic issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/politics/takaichi-denies-lower-house-dissolution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #lowerhouse #ldp #apec #tariffs #trade #japaneseeconomy
After months of tariff threats and brow-beating on defense spending, U.S. allies in Asia had ample reason to be wary of President Donald Trump. But the message after his Asia tour? The U.S. still has your back. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/asia-pacific/politics/trump-asian-allies-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #asean #asia #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #china #uschinarelations #usjapanrelations #apec #trade #tariffs #usmilitary
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Xi Jinping have held their first meeting, as the Chinese leader took center stage and reforged old ties at an Asian summit from which U.S. leader Donald Trump was largely absent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/asia-pacific/politics/china-xi-south-korea-lee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #southkorea #leejaemyung #xijinping #apec
Facing deepening fractures in the global trade order, Asia-Pacific leaders adopted a joint declaration that emphasized the need for resilience and shared benefits in trade at the end of the annual APEC summit Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/asia-pacific/politics/apec-summit-trade-wrapup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #apec #indopacific #southkorea #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #china #leejaemyung #xijinping #globaleconomy
In her first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi put fears of a more hawkish approach to Beijing on the backburner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/japan/takaichi-xi-first-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #apec #defense #taiwan
In her first week as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi impressed at home and abroad through deft diplomacy with ASEAN leaders and a successful summit with Donald Trump that strengthened the Japan-U.S. alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/10/31/takaichi-shines-on-dilomatic-stage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #shinzoabe #malaysia #asean #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #anthonyalbanese #australia #china #apec #petehegseth #ldp #russia #northkorea #southkorea #leejaemyung #xijinping
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday arrived in South Korea, where she will hold her first summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/politics/japan-pm-in-south-korea-for-apec/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #leejaemyung #apec
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their trade war on Thursday, with the U.S. president predicting a "great meeting" but Beijing being more circumspect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/world/politics/trump-xi-trade-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #china #xijinping #southkorea #apec
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
New Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office Tuesday, was set to make her diplomatic debut during ASEAN meetings over the weekend, followed by a high-profile summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/25/japan/politics/takaichi-diplomatic-debut-asean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #asean #apec #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #defense #southeastasia #sanaetakaichi
President Donald Trump listed rare earths, fentanyl, soybeans and Taiwan as the U.S.’s top issues with China, underlining the divisive topics the two sides plan to tackle during their meeting set for next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-trade-taiwan-apec/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uschinarelations #us #china #donaldtrump #xijinpng #apec #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #taiwan
Tours to the truce village of Panmunjom, which straddles the two Koreas, will be halted later this month amid rising speculation about a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/asia-pacific/politics/kim-trump-dmz-tours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea #donaldtrump #kimjongun #apec #nuclearweapons
Japanese diplomacy has landed in a precarious position following the exit of Komeito from the LDP-led ruling bloc, as a spate of summits and meetings scheduled for the end of this month fast approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/politics/japan-prime-minister-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #us #china #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #leejaemyung #xijinping #asean #apec
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says President Donald Trump is expected to sign trade deals with countries in Southeast Asia during a trip later this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/markets/trump-trade-chief-us-asia-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jamiesongreer #asia #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #asean #apec
A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a regional economic summit in South Korea next month cannot be ruled out, a Seoul official reportedly said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/27/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #donaldtrump #us #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #apec
U.S. President Donald Trump may add Japan to his upcoming Asia trip. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/politics/trump-japan-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #ldp #apec #asean
