China accuses Japan of pursuing remilitarisation after Tokyo deploys officers to NATO’s Ukraine assistance mission.

Shared concerns over China have drawn Manila and Tokyo together. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

R ICHARD NIXON’S surprise trip to China to meet Mao Zedong in 1972 came to be known in Japan as a “Nixon shock”. Donald Trump’s choreographed meeting with Xi Jinping was n

Japan’s decision to send combat troops to the Philippines for the first time since World War II and participate in a ship-sinking drill in the South China Sea this week underscores Tokyo’s rising willingness to project military power on China’s doorstep.

WASHINGTON--When U.S. and Australian troops practiced amphibious landings, ground combat and air operations last summer, they drew headlines about the allies deepening defense cooperation to counter China’s growing military ambitions.

But in 2022 Japan and China traded places. China’s inflation rate fell below that of its smaller, greyer neighbour and stayed there (see chart). The role reversal was later confirmed by the bond markets,