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China's pressure on Japan follows familiar tactics, could last for a while

Just days after China issued an advisory against travelling to Japan, the cancellations started. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda's tearoom in an alley in Tokyo's historic Asakusa district every year. Some 200 have already cancelled bookings for her tea ceremony class, as far ahead as January. "I just hope the Chinese tourists return by Chinese New Year," she said, referring to the major holiday period in February. Past experience suggests it may take longer than that. China's government is turning to a well-used playbook to express its displeasure with Japan for refusing to retract a statement by its new prime minister on the hot-button issue of Taiwan. As with its tariffs on Australian wines in 2020, and restrictions on Philippine banana imports in 2012, Beijing is using its economic clout to pressure Tokyo while also hurling a torrent of invective at its government. The only question is how far China will go and how long the measures will last. "China's countermeasures are

China asks airlines to extend Japan flight cuts until March 2026

Cancellations by would-be tourists are already extending through April 2026, according to data from China Trading Desk, a market researcher that specializes in China travel data

Taiwan rallies behind Japan in 'sushi diplomacy' amid rising China pressure

One of Taiwan's largest food companies, I-Mei Foods, is also considering mass producing a limited-series chocolate bar that features pictures of Takaichi on its wrapper

How China turned an old cement plant into a global home for mathematicians

Bimsa in China's Beijing, once a cement factory, has quickly become a global centre for mathematics, drawing top researchers from many countries working from geometry to quantum fields

Japan 'crossed red line' with Taiwan military intervention remarks: China

Japan "crossed a red line" with comments by its new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday. Remarks earlier this month by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that a Chinese naval blockade or other action against Taiwan could be grounds for a Japanese military response were "shocking," Wang said in a statement posted on the Chinese Foreign Ministry's website. "It is shocking that Japan's current leaders have publicly sent the wrong signal of attempting military intervention in the Taiwan issue, said things they shouldn't have said, and crossed a red line that should not have been touched," Wang said. The most senior Chinese official to address the tensions so far, Wang added that China must "resolutely respond" to Japan's actions and that all countries have the responsibility to "prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism." Takaichi's remarks have led to rising tensions between the two countries over the pa

Japan presses ahead with missile deployment near Taiwan amid China tensions

When asked about the potential impact on Yonaguni of a Taiwan crisis, Koizumi said he wouldn't comment on hypothetical scenarios

Chinese envoy sends letter to UN Chief Guterres over Japan's Taiwan remark

China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong delivered the message to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency

DGTR begins probe against dumping of polyester yarn by Chinese firms

India has initiated a probe against alleged dumping of polyester textured yarn by Chinese companies into the country, following complaints by two domestic players including Reliance industries Ltd, according to a notification. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) said that Reliance and Wellknown Polyester in their applications have claimed that the cheap import of these yarns from China have caused material injury to the domestic industry and accordingly have requested the government to impose antidumping duty. On the basis of the duly substantiated written applications submitted by the applicants, and having reached satisfaction based on the prima facie evidence submitted by the applicants concerning the dumping of the products, "the Authority, hereby, initiates an anti-dumping" investigations, the DGTR has said. If it is established that these dumplings have caused material injury to domestic players, the DGTR would recommend the imposition of anti-dumping duty on thes

Japan should counter China's threats with US support, says lawmaker

Seki sees slim chances for China to use that card like it did more than a decade ago against Japan, as the two nations verbally spar over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on Taiwan

White House urges Congress to block bill curbing Nvidia's China chip sales

Nvidia, which has lobbied relentlessly for greater access to the world's biggest market for semiconductors, is not out of the woods yet

The tough race for critical minerals continues despite viability fears

While the auction of mines has attracted high bids, just how many of these mines will actually be commercially viable remains to be seen

China's state-owned firms urge staff to avoid Japan trips as tensions rise

The development comes amid tensions between the two countries following the remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over Taiwan

Dutch govt to relinquish control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia

The Dutch government said it's relinquishing control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, easing a standoff between China and the Netherlands that threatened supplies of semiconductors vital for global auto manufacturing. Economics Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans said Wednesday that he was suspending an earlier order to take control of Nexperia under a rarely invoked law. The Dutch government cited national security concerns and serious governance shortcomings when it took effective control of Nexperia, which is headquartered in the city of Nijmegen but owned by China's Wingtech Technology. Officials said they were trying to prevent the loss of crucial tech know-how that could threaten Europe's economic security. Nexperia chips are widely used by carmakers in North America, Japan and South Korea. Automakers warned in recent weeks that they were running low on the chips, and Honda was forced to shut down a factory in Mexico producing its popular HR-V crossover for North American

India-US lane feeling pricing squeeze: TVS Supply Chain Solutions MD

TVS SCS MD Ravi Viswanathan outlines growth plans, US market deals, margin improvement and how restructuring and outsourcing trends will shape the company's next phase

China stops seafood imports from Japan, links move to Fukushima water

Beijing resumed purchasing marine products from Tokyo just earlier this month, after it lifted a blanket import ban, which was imposed in August 2023, after the water discharge began

China's diesel trucks shifting to electric; this could change global demand

China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport. In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel. By the first half of 2025, battery-powered trucks accounted for 22% of new heavy truck sales, up from 9.2% in the same period in 2024, according to Commercial Vehicle World, a Beijing-based trucking data provider. The British research firm BMI forecasts electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year. Heavy trucks carry the lifeblood of modern economies. They also contribute significantly to global emissions of carbon-dioxide: In 2019, road freight generated a third of all transport-related carbon emissions. Trucking has been considered hard to decarbonise since electric trucks with heavy batteries can carry less cargo than those using energy-dense diesel. Proponents of liquefied natural gas have viewed it as a less polluting option while ...

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Japan warns citizens in China to stay vigilant as diplomatic tensions rise

Japan urged citizens in China to stay alert and avoid suspicious activity as tensions spike following PM Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan remarks and Beijing's retaliatory steps