U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed progress on counternarcotics, military-to-military dialogue and artificial intelligence. (Source photos by Reuters and Yusuke Hinata)
International relations

Biden and Xi discuss TikTok, South China Sea and de-risking in call

105-minute phone exchange comes ahead of first U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral

3 April 2024
Chinese forces are practicing rapid deployment, precision strikes and more in a two-day live-fire drill near the Myanmar border. (China Defense Ministry)
Defense

China begins live-fire military drills near Myanmar border

Beijing urges Myanmar forces and armed groups to end fighting

3 April 2024
New subsidy rules for semiconductors are on the agenda at the summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on April 10.
International relations

U.S., Japan to agree on subsidy rules on chips, batteries with China in mind

Allies pursue common standards to safeguard supply chains, including for decarbonization

2 April 2024
Beijing is receiving one Southeast Asian dignitary after another this week, as the government seeks to shore up ties in the region. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
International relations

China hosts Vietnam, Laos, East Timor ministers in ASEAN outreach

After Indonesia's Prabowo, Beijing woos diplomats from countries not aligned with U.S.

2 April 2024
China is increasing its economic clout in Southeast Asia as its rivalry with the U.S. intensifies.
International relations

Majority of ASEAN people favor China over U.S., survey finds

In a first, Beijing becomes Southeast Asia's preferred choice over Washington

2 April 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, looks on as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signs the visitors' book at Parliament House in Canberra in March. (AAP Image via Reuters)
Opinion

Australia's China policy more effective with disciplined messaging

Canberra needs to strategize use of spectrum of information capabilities

2 April 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's defense minister and president-elect, to Beijing on April 1. 
International relations

Indonesia's Prabowo meets Xi in rare pre-inauguration China visit

President-elect hopes to cement ties with Beijing, also plans to visit Japan

1 April 2024
Lan Tay gas platform in the South China Sea off the coast of Vung Tau, Vietnam in 2018: Only a fraction of the oil and gas reserves in the South China Sea has been located so far.
Opinion

South China Sea cooperation better for China than conflict

Joint development of oil and gas fields can be made to work

1 April 2024
A Chinese warship at Ream Naval Base on March 20: The base is about 70 km from the mouth of the planned canal. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
Defense

Chinese warships spotted again at Cambodia naval base

Upgraded Ream facilities scrutinized by West wary of China's maritime expansion

1 April 2024
Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force train on Miyakojima island, Okinawa, on Feb. 19, 2023.
Defense

Japan boosts defenses on remote islands near Taiwan amid China fears

Tokyo is rapidly upgrading military bases on Yonaguni, Miyako and Ishigaki

31 March 2024
China Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons at a Philippine supply ship in the South China Sea on March 5. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reversed his country's conciliatory policy to China, led by President Xi Jinping. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Comment

Why appeasing China will never work

Bitter lessons from the Philippines, and the rise of U.S.-Japan-Philippine cooperation

30 March 2024
Indonesian President-elect, Prabowo Subianto (left), and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in China in the coming days. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Yusuke Hinata)
International relations

Indonesia's Prabowo to meet Xi Jinping in China

Incoming president choses China for his first overseas visit after election

29 March 2024
Police examine the site of a suicide bombing that killed five Chinese nationals on a highway in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on March 26.
International relations

Deadly Pakistan attacks threaten China economic ties

Beijing calls on Islamabad to boost security for Chinese workers in nation

29 March 2024
TikTok is fighting for its future in the U.S. as the lawmakers target the short video platform. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Business Spotlight

TikTok sell-or-ban bill heads to Senate: What's next?

A total ban in the U.S. would prove difficult while Beijing could block a sale

29 March 2024
Zhao Leji is one of seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee top leadership, and he ranks third in the party hierarchy. (Photo by Noriyuki Doi)
Economy

China urges more investment in country, warns against decoupling

'Get on board' development track, No. 3 official Zhao Leji says at Boao Forum

29 March 2024
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presided over a commissioning ceremony for two new naval corvettes on March 26. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
Taiwan tensions

Taiwan builds up mobile defenses to fight off possible Chinese landing

New strategy emphasizes asymmetric warfare as force gap widens

29 March 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with top U.S. executives to encourage foreign investment in his country on March 27. (Photo from Chinese Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister Hua Chunying's X account)
International relations

Xi Jinping meets top U.S. executives, then Dutch PM in Beijing

China's leader seeks 'common ground' with America, eyes more Netherlands imports

27 March 2024
Hong Kong's Legislative Council passed the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance after less than two weeks of deliberation.
The Nikkei View

Hong Kong's future darkens as new security law takes effect

Beijing's coercive governance is now complete, further driving away foreign talent

27 March 2024
Myanmar-China ties have frayed further after the former's stretched regime was overrun by coordinated attacks by a coalition of ethnic and anti-military resistance forces. (Nikkei montage/Soure photos by Reuters/AP)
Myanmar Crisis

'Trust deficit' between China and Myanmar's military, report says

Beijing's reluctance to engage with regime leaves room for international consensus

27 March 2024
U.S. subsidies on the purchase of an EV exclude vehicles assembled outside North America.
Trade

China challenges U.S. electric vehicle subsidies at WTO

Beijing vows to protect its companies and 'fair' global competition

27 March 2024
Foreign governments and civic groups have expressed concern that recently enacted national security legislation could limit free speech in Hong Kong. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's new national security law enforced for first time

City leader Lee aims to 'send a clear message' with strict handling of protester

26 March 2024
New Zealand has accused China of "state-backed malicious cyber activity." (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AP)
International relations

New Zealand joins U.K. and U.S. in condemning China-linked hacks

PM Luxon says calling out Beijing is a 'big step' for his country

26 March 2024
Turbines silhouetted in the sunset at Noshiro Port, Akita, Japan, will form part of the country's biggest offshore wind farm as Japan seeks to allay fears of impacts on fishing communities while ramping up its wind power capacity fivefold by 2030. (Photo by Masayuki Kozono) 
Asia Insight

Japan sails close to offshore wind snags as fisheries, tech challenges lurk

Fishing co-ops must clear plan to connect turbines to central grid amid seabed doubts

26 March 2024
China hosted a workshop in the city of Nanjing this January in preparation for April's Western Pacific Naval Symposium. (Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy)
Defense

China-hosted naval forum will seek to prevent drone collisions at sea

U.S. and Japan among 30 nations to attend April's Western Pacific Naval Symposium

26 March 2024
U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, former House speaker, left, joins a Capitol Hill protest on March 12 to demand the forced sale of TikTok. (Francis Chung/Politico via AP Images)
Opinion

Bill to bar TikTok reflects diminishing U.S. confidence

Social media platforms have been influence and intelligence tools for Washington

25 March 2024