This Chinese H-6 bomber was spotted flying over the Sea of Japan in December in this image provided by Japan's defense officials. (Japan's Ministry of Defense via Kyodo)
Comment

Is China seeking a submarine presence in the Sea of Japan?

Body of water could offer Chinese ballistic missile subs a place to hide

9 February 2024
This undated, file photo shows Yang Hengjun and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang.
International relations

Yang Hengjun's death sentence shows power of China's secret service

Ministry of State Security sends message to would-be pro-democracy activists

8 February 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to military officers stationed in Tianjin, China, on Feb. 2. (Xinhua via AP)
Politics

Xi aims anti-graft purge at China's military on eve of centenary

Personnel encouraged to confess or inform on others to avoid severe penalties

8 February 2024
Congress is struggling to approve aid packages for its strategic allies and partners.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. Congress aid fight gives opening to China in Pacific, critics say

Financing for key American strategic partners held up by partisan politics

8 February 2024
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton exposed his ignorance with his recent grilling of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. (Pool via Reuters) 
Opinion

TikTok CEO has questions to answer. His race is not one

Senate grilling of Singaporean executive undermines U.S. credibility

8 February 2024
The European Union is expected to use its ambitious climate goals as leverage to urge China to advance its climate change response.
Climate Change

EU raises ante on emissions cuts with eye on China rivalry

Bloc to slash greenhouse gases by 90% as inexpensive Chinese products flood market

8 February 2024
A container ship is docked at the Tianjin port in China. Mexico overtook China in 2023 as the top exporter to the U.S. (Xinhua via Kyodo)
Trade

U.S., Japan and South Korea scale back trade reliance on China

Global economic rift widens as emerging countries embrace Beijing

8 February 2024
Chinese automakers like BYD are flooding some markets with inexpensive EVs.
Electric cars in China

China pushes EV makers to localize in overseas markets

Move meant to ease Western concerns about country's dominance

8 February 2024
A revised Chinese counterespionage law took effect in July that broadens the definition of spying.
Politics

China warns students abroad not to help foreign spies

Security ministry offers cautionary tale of 2006 espionage case in WeChat post

8 February 2024
Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica's minister of foreign affairs and trade, told Nikkei Asia that the country wants to expand trade relations with Japan and other countries. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) 
International relations

Jamaican foreign minister dismisses Chinese 'debt trap' worries

Kingston wants balanced foreign development funding but Beijing aid is key

7 February 2024
A model of the LY-70 air defense missile weapon system is displayed at Airshow China in Zhuhai, China in 2021. Beijing's military buildup is partly aimed at convincing the U.S. to accept China as a major power, analysts say.  
Indo-Pacific

Xi's playbook for China is different from what U.S. thinks, scholars say

Taiwan, tech and nuclear policies all related to domestic politics

7 February 2024
The Chinese Communist Party's Taiwan Work Office held a Lunar New Year gala with "Taiwan compatriots" including a movie director and Taiwanese students studying in Beijing. (Photo from Taiwan Work Office website)
Taiwan tensions

China courts Taiwan civil and business groups in unification push

Mainland's Taiwan affairs chief hosts back-to-back events with cultural and business leaders

7 February 2024
The Shanghai Composite Index was down 6.2% for 2024 so far as of Feb. 6, even as U.S. and Japanese stocks have rallied.
Markets

China halts stock slide with state-backed ETF buys, short-selling curbs

But help from 'national team' appears insufficient to restore investor confidence

7 February 2024
The Chinese flag hangs outside a mosque in Urumqi, a city in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Politics

Beijing orders 'Chinese characteristics' for new Xinjiang mosques

New rules in Uyghur region tighten state control on religion

7 February 2024
Agnes Chow, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, speaks to Nikkei during an online interview on Dec. 11. 
Hong Kong security law

Agnes Chow officially wanted by Hong Kong police

Authorities 'condemn' pro-democracy activist, now living as a 'fugitive' in Canada

7 February 2024
Cornell University professor Eswar Prasad says China's economy "faces a variety of fragilities." 
Economy

China economy overtaking U.S. is increasingly unlikely: ex-IMF official

Cornell professor predicts global protectionism and volatility if Trump wins election

5 February 2024
The combined market value of tech platform operators such as Alibaba and Tencent has fallen by 50% to 70% since June 2021. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
Markets

China's favored state-owned companies squeeze private sector

Market cap of private concerns drops 60% in two and a half years, study finds

5 February 2024
A Chinese national flag waves outside the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court where Australian writer Yang Hengjun faced trial on espionage charges in May 2021.
International relations

Australia 'appalled' after China hands writer suspended death sentence

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says ambassador summoned over Yang Hengjun case

5 February 2024
Diagram detailing the assembly of a simulation game gun. (Photo by Kang Jia)
Caixin

Arms prosecutions trigger debate over what constitutes a gun part

Are officials aiming to stem cross-border trade of firearm components off the mark?

5 February 2024
Huawei is allocating 10% to 20% of its sales to R&D amid U.S. sanctions.
Business trends

Chinese companies close R&D spending gap with U.S., led by Huawei

Beijing's support contributes to growth as China passes Europe

5 February 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Jan. 27. Trump imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods in 2018 and 2019.
U.S. elections 2024

Trump says U.S. must impose more tariffs on China, possibly over 60%

Republican presidential candidate denies he would start new trade war with Beijing

5 February 2024
The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier operates in the Philippine Sea on Jan. 31. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura) 
Defense

U.S. 'confident' carrier can operate under China missile threat: admiral

Concerns grow over survivability as Beijing possesses 'carrier killer'

5 February 2024
A woman puts a newspaper in a plastic bag at a newsstand in Hong Kong in 2023. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Hong Kong security law

Under China scrutiny Hong Kong media slips into self-censorship

Nikkei analysis shows references to distinct identity vanishing from editorials

4 February 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping: Moscow and Beijing use AI to shape public sentiment in Ukraine and Taiwan. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

China and Russia bolster disinformation arsenal with real facts

Stealth campaigns seek to manipulate public opinion in Taiwan and Ukraine

4 February 2024
ByteDance increased its lobbying spending by 77% in 2023 over the previous year.
Companies

ByteDance, Shein sharply boost spending on lobbying in U.S.

Chinese firms seek to minimize effects of alarm over bilateral tensions

3 February 2024