Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November: These days, Japan and China are locked in a "cold peace."
Opinion

Balance Japan has struck between U.S. and China cannot hold

While drawing closer to Washington, Tokyo has to hedge against extreme policies

12 March 2024
The U.S. is believed to seek restrictions on China's access to lithography equipment from companies like Netherlands-based ASML.
Semiconductors

U.S. urges Japan and Netherlands to tighten China chip tech curbs

Tokyo says no measures planned for older, generic technology

9 March 2024
Trucks wait to cross into the U.S. via the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa International Bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Oct 4.
Trade

Mexico replaces China as top exporter to U.S. in 2023

Trade deficit between world's two largest economies falls to lowest level since 2010

9 March 2024
The U.S. House Republican bill includes a provision that would revoke permanent normal trade relations status for China.
US-China tensions

U.S. Republicans push anti-China bill, but passage unlikely in election year

House GOP won't move if Trump says 'wait till I'm president': expert

9 March 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his fourth address to joint sessions of Congress in Washington on March 7.
U.S. elections 2024

Biden takes aim at Trump by saying the U.S. is rising, not China

In State of Union address, president calls the American economy the 'envy of the world'

8 March 2024
TikTok says a U.S. ban would hurt millions of businesses and artists, while a lawmaker accuses the Chinese Communist Party of trying to "manipulate the American people."
China tech

TikTok ban bill moves forward in U.S., with House to vote next week

Video app urges users to tell Congress to vote down the measure

8 March 2024
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hosts a campaign event in North Carolina on March 2. 
U.S. elections 2024

Nikki Haley exit marks GOP shift to 'America First,' analysts say

Calls for global leadership fall flat as some U.S. lawmakers question Ukraine funding

7 March 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a watch party for the Super Tuesday primary elections at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida on March 5.
U.S. elections 2024

Trump dominates Super Tuesday, but November vote may hinge on turnout

A battle between weak candidates could soon turn ugly, analysts say

6 March 2024
Didi, which operates robotaxis in China, has withdrawn from road testing in California. (Didi)
Automobiles

Chinese self-driving car developers slash California test drives

Didi pulls out of program as U.S. scrutiny of China tech mounts

6 March 2024
The 1,000-ton deckhouse of a destroyer at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The company is one of seven shipbuilders to construct naval ships in the U.S. today. (U.S. Navy photo)
Defense

U.S. seeks to revive idled shipyards with help of Japan, South Korea

Navy secretary visits Hyundai, Hanwha and Mitsubishi to invite investment

4 March 2024
Last year's AsterX exercise featured a scenario in which Mercure, a hypothetical adversary with powerful space capabilities, threatened its fictional neighbor Arnland. (France's National Centre for Space Studies)
Defense

Japan to take part in AsterX space defense drill with NATO members

South Korea will also join as concerns rise over Russian and Chinese threats

3 March 2024
From left, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS defense partnership at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in 2023.
Defense

AUKUS weighs Japan's participation in defense tech development

Ahead of PM Kishida's visit in April, U.S. leads talks with U.K. and Australia

2 March 2024
Package volume of goods that fall under the U.S.'s duty-free threshold increased from 411 million in 2018 to 771 million in 2021, an 88% jump.
Trade

Chinese e-commerce flood into U.S. raises safety concerns

Senators move to scrap duty-free status of sub-$800 shipments from China

2 March 2024
A BYD Seal electric vehicle at a Shanghai trade show in April 2023. The U.S. wants to look into technologies used in connected cars over national security threats.
Automobiles

U.S. launches inquiry into Chinese connected cars

Biden orders review of dangers of data collection on drivers and passengers

1 March 2024
U.S. officials have expressed concern that bad actors in China and other nations would misuse personal data of American citizens.
US-China tensions

Eyeing China, Biden limits personal data transfers to U.S. rivals

Executive order aims to safeguard genomic, financial data of American citizens

29 February 2024
Military personnel stand during Cobra Gold's opening ceremony Feb. 27 at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield in Thailand's Rayong province. (Photo by Kosuke Inoue)
Defense

Thailand, U.S. launch biggest post-COVID Cobra Gold exercises

Drills to last into March and cover domains from sea to space

28 February 2024
If former U.S. President Donald Trump wins the November election, he is expected to revive protectionist policies, including imposing import tariffs. 
Interview

Trump could impose universal tariff on Day 1: ex-U.S. trade official

Former USTR chief of staff expects push to end trade deficit with Japan

27 February 2024
Presidents Joe Biden, left, and Xi Jinping in California in November: Washington's use of diplomacy signals confidence in its ability to engage Beijing from a position of strength.
Opinion

Renewal of dialogue does not mean Biden has gone soft on China

Through engagement from a position of strength, U.S. can advance policy goals

27 February 2024
A flight deck crew member directs a shipment to the USS Abraham during a 2019 replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea. (Garrett LaBarge/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters)
Defense

U.S. seeks closer defense supply chain ties with Japan, India: official

'A strong industrial base is a deterrent' as China presents 'pacing threat'

27 February 2024
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump stands on stage as he hosts a South Carolina Republican presidential primary election night party in Columbia, South Carolina on Feb. 24.
U.S. elections 2024

Trump wins South Carolina, Haley vows to continue fight

Former president easily beats rival as he closes in on Republican nomination

25 February 2024
The Flushing neighborhood of Queens, a borough of New York City, is home to a large Chinese community. (Photo by Masahiro Okoshi)
International relations

Chinese migrant to U.S. seeks religious asylum with visas out of reach

Fleeing financial struggles, NYC woman says there was 'nothing holding her back'

24 February 2024
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has vowed to scrap the framework should he return to the White House.
Indo-Pacific

Trump comeback threatens to scuttle IPEF in its infancy

Economic framework's supply chain agreement goes into effect Saturday

24 February 2024
U.S. Air Force F-35A aircraft form up in an "elephant walk" during an exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force via Reuters) 
Defense

U.S. faces 4 threats but only equipped for 1 war, experts say

Since 2018, the military has focused on defeating a single great power rival

23 February 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, 2nd from right, with the presidents of Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands in Washington in 2022. (Pool via Reuters) 
Opinion

Gridlock has put U.S. strategic advantages in the Pacific at risk

Failure to fund pacts with 3 island nations would leave void for China to fill

23 February 2024
U.S. commerce official Thea D. Rozman Kendler says Washington has no interest in expanding restrictions on cutting-edge exports to China to legacy chips. (Photo by Sadayasu Senju)
US-China tensions

U.S. export curbs on China won't extend to legacy chips: official

Assistant commerce secretary says controls are 'as narrow as possible'

23 February 2024