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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:54:17 +0900 en-US How the EU’s Security Approach Affects China-Europe Relations https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-the-eus-security-approach-affects-china-europe-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-the-eus-security-approach-affects-china-europe-relations/ Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar Dialogue Emphasizes the Significance of Cooperation in Northeast Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/mongolias-ulaanbaatar-dialogue-emphasizes-the-significance-of-cooperation-in-northeast-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/mongolias-ulaanbaatar-dialogue-emphasizes-the-significance-of-cooperation-in-northeast-asia/ Japan Will Reinstate South Korea as Preferred Trade Nation as Two Sides Improve Ties https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japan-will-reinstate-south-korea-as-preferred-trade-nation-as-two-sides-improve-ties/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japan-will-reinstate-south-korea-as-preferred-trade-nation-as-two-sides-improve-ties/ Taiwan’s Will to Fight May Be Stronger Than You Think https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-will-to-fight-may-be-stronger-than-you-think/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-will-to-fight-may-be-stronger-than-you-think/ Ali Wyne on China-US Relations After the Blinken Visit https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/ali-wyne-on-china-us-relations-after-the-blinken-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/ali-wyne-on-china-us-relations-after-the-blinken-visit/ China’s Foreign PR Enablers https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/chinas-foreign-pr-enablers/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/chinas-foreign-pr-enablers/ Thousands of North Koreans March in Anti-US Rallies as Country Marks Korean War Anniversary https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/thousands-of-north-koreans-march-in-anti-us-rallies-as-country-marks-korean-war-anniversary/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/thousands-of-north-koreans-march-in-anti-us-rallies-as-country-marks-korean-war-anniversary/ China’s FDI In Europe https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/chinas-fdi-in-europe/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/chinas-fdi-in-europe/ What Should the US Do About China’s Spy Facility in Cuba? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-should-the-us-do-about-chinas-spy-facility-in-cuba/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-should-the-us-do-about-chinas-spy-facility-in-cuba/ Russia Says China Backs Its Efforts to Stabilize the Country After Mercenary Rebellion https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/russia-says-china-backs-its-efforts-to-stabilize-the-country-after-mercenary-rebellion/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/russia-says-china-backs-its-efforts-to-stabilize-the-country-after-mercenary-rebellion/ What Do Taiwanese Think About Expanding Conscription? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-do-taiwanese-think-about-expanding-conscription/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-do-taiwanese-think-about-expanding-conscription/ Germany Prods China on Ukraine War As Leaders Pledge To Work Together on Climate https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/germany-prods-china-on-ukraine-war-as-leaders-pledge-to-work-together-on-climate/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/germany-prods-china-on-ukraine-war-as-leaders-pledge-to-work-together-on-climate/ Will China’s Private Security Companies Follow the Wagner Group’s Footsteps in Africa? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-chinas-private-security-companies-follow-the-wagner-groups-footsteps-in-africa/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-chinas-private-security-companies-follow-the-wagner-groups-footsteps-in-africa/ Child Sex Abuse Victim Gets a Landmark Win in Chinese Court https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/child-sex-abuse-victim-gets-a-landmark-win-in-chinese-court/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/child-sex-abuse-victim-gets-a-landmark-win-in-chinese-court/ US Coast Guard Ship Sailed Through Taiwan Strait a Day After Blinken’s China Visit https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-coast-guard-ship-sailed-through-taiwan-strait-a-day-after-blinkens-china-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-coast-guard-ship-sailed-through-taiwan-strait-a-day-after-blinkens-china-visit/ Can China Tip the Scales in the Palestine-Israel Peace Process? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/can-china-tip-the-scales-in-the-palestine-israel-peace-process/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/can-china-tip-the-scales-in-the-palestine-israel-peace-process/ China Considers Countermeasures to US HIMARS Missile System https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-considers-countermeasures-to-us-himars-missile-system/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-considers-countermeasures-to-us-himars-missile-system/ Hong Kong Pollster Plans to Limit Questions on Sensitive Topics https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/hong-kong-pollster-plans-to-limit-questions-on-sensitive-topics/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/hong-kong-pollster-plans-to-limit-questions-on-sensitive-topics/ Will Blinken’s Trip to China Have a Lasting Impact? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-blinkens-trip-to-china-have-a-lasting-impact/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-blinkens-trip-to-china-have-a-lasting-impact/ How Last Week’s High-profile Resignation Will Impact the AIIB https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-last-weeks-high-profile-resignation-will-impact-the-aiib/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-last-weeks-high-profile-resignation-will-impact-the-aiib/ US and China Hold Top-Level Talks, But Their Rivalry Remains Unchecked https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-and-china-hold-top-level-talks-but-their-rivalry-remains-unchecked/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-and-china-hold-top-level-talks-but-their-rivalry-remains-unchecked/ The World After a Great Power War https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-world-after-a-great-power-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-world-after-a-great-power-war/ Victims of J-pop Talent Agency Speak Out About Sexual Abuse   https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/victims-of-j-pop-talent-agency-speak-out-about-sexual-abuse/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/victims-of-j-pop-talent-agency-speak-out-about-sexual-abuse/ Dog Fight over the South China Sea? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/dog-fight-over-the-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/dog-fight-over-the-south-china-sea/ China and Russia May Be Expanding Natural Gas Cooperation – Just Not Via Power of Siberia 2 https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-and-russia-may-be-expanding-natural-gas-cooperation-just-not-via-power-of-siberia-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-and-russia-may-be-expanding-natural-gas-cooperation-just-not-via-power-of-siberia-2/ China Calls Hacking Report ‘Far-Fetched’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-calls-hacking-report-far-fetched/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-calls-hacking-report-far-fetched/ Taiwan’s Defense Dilemma https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-defense-dilemma/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-defense-dilemma/ China Condemns EU Parliament’s Resolution on Hong Kong’s Shrinking Freedoms https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-condemns-eu-parliaments-resolution-on-hong-kongs-shrinking-freedoms/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-condemns-eu-parliaments-resolution-on-hong-kongs-shrinking-freedoms/ A NATO Office in Japan: Much Ado About Not Much https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/a-nato-office-in-japan-much-ado-about-not-much/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/a-nato-office-in-japan-much-ado-about-not-much/ An Era of ‘Submarine Diplomacy’? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/an-era-of-submarine-diplomacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/an-era-of-submarine-diplomacy/ Germany’s National Security Strategy and the China Challenge https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/germanys-national-security-strategy-and-the-china-challenge/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/germanys-national-security-strategy-and-the-china-challenge/ Abe’s Unfinished Business: Japan’s Agriculture Reform https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/abes-unfinished-business-japans-agriculture-reform/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/abes-unfinished-business-japans-agriculture-reform/ Japan Photographs China’s New Y-9DZ Electric Warfare Aircraft for First Time https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japan-photographs-chinas-new-y-9dz-electric-warfare-aircraft-for-first-time/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japan-photographs-chinas-new-y-9dz-electric-warfare-aircraft-for-first-time/ US NSA Sullivan to Visit Tokyo for Talks With Japan, Philippines, South Korea Officials https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-nsa-sullivan-to-visit-tokyo-for-talks-with-japan-philippines-south-korea-officials/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-nsa-sullivan-to-visit-tokyo-for-talks-with-japan-philippines-south-korea-officials/ It’s Official: US Secretary of State Blinken Will Visit China https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/its-official-us-secretary-of-state-blinken-will-visit-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/its-official-us-secretary-of-state-blinken-will-visit-china/ From Follower to Leader: Japan’s Emergence as a Fully-Fledged Regional Security Actor  https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/from-follower-to-leader-japans-emergence-as-a-fully-fledged-regional-security-actor/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/from-follower-to-leader-japans-emergence-as-a-fully-fledged-regional-security-actor/ Taiwan Rocked by Wave of Sexual Harassment, Assault Allegations https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwan-rocked-by-wave-of-sexual-harassment-assault-allegations/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwan-rocked-by-wave-of-sexual-harassment-assault-allegations/ Toyota Shareholders Reject Proposal Demanding Better Performance on Climate Change https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/toyota-shareholders-reject-proposal-demanding-better-performance-on-climate-change/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/toyota-shareholders-reject-proposal-demanding-better-performance-on-climate-change/ Japan’s 2023 Development Cooperation Charter: The Aid-Security Nexus  https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-2023-development-cooperation-charter-the-aid-security-nexus/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-2023-development-cooperation-charter-the-aid-security-nexus/ China Hosts Palestinian President Abbas as Beijing Steps up Middle East Diplomacy https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-hosts-palestinian-president-abbas-as-beijing-steps-up-middle-east-diplomacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-hosts-palestinian-president-abbas-as-beijing-steps-up-middle-east-diplomacy/ Japan’s Lower House Passes Bill to Promote LGBTQ Awareness, But Not Guarantee Rights https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-lower-house-passes-bill-to-promote-lgbtq-awareness-but-not-guarantee-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-lower-house-passes-bill-to-promote-lgbtq-awareness-but-not-guarantee-rights/ Riding the Tiger: Ethno-nationalism and China’s Foreign Policy https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/riding-the-tiger-ethno-nationalism-and-chinas-foreign-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/riding-the-tiger-ethno-nationalism-and-chinas-foreign-policy/ US Secretary of State Blinken Poised to Finally Make His China Trip https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-secretary-of-state-blinken-poised-to-finally-make-his-china-trip/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-secretary-of-state-blinken-poised-to-finally-make-his-china-trip/ China Struggles With Weak Post-COVID Economic Recovery https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-struggles-with-weak-post-covid-economic-recovery/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-struggles-with-weak-post-covid-economic-recovery/ Where Does Japan Fit Into South Korea’s New Indo-Pacific Strategy? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/where-does-japan-fit-into-south-koreas-new-indo-pacific-strategy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/where-does-japan-fit-into-south-koreas-new-indo-pacific-strategy/ The Fukushima Wastewater ‘Discharge’: What’s in a Name? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-fukushima-wastewater-discharge-whats-in-a-name/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-fukushima-wastewater-discharge-whats-in-a-name/ ‘Dollarization’ of North Korean Economy, Once Vital, Now Potential Threat to Kim’s Rule https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/dollarization-of-north-korean-economy-once-vital-now-potential-threat-to-kims-rule/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/dollarization-of-north-korean-economy-once-vital-now-potential-threat-to-kims-rule/ The Security Implications of Quantum Computing and India’s National Quantum Mission https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-security-implications-of-quantum-computing-and-indias-national-quantum-mission/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-security-implications-of-quantum-computing-and-indias-national-quantum-mission/ What Is the Impact of China’s New Rural Initiative? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-is-the-impact-of-chinas-new-rural-initiative/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-is-the-impact-of-chinas-new-rural-initiative/ Japan’s New Security Strategy, Part 3: The View From Japan’s Neighbors https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-new-security-strategy-part-3-the-view-from-japans-neighbors/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/japans-new-security-strategy-part-3-the-view-from-japans-neighbors/ How the Silent Majority in Japan Is Hindering Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-the-silent-majority-in-japan-is-hindering-legalization-of-same-sex-marriage/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-the-silent-majority-in-japan-is-hindering-legalization-of-same-sex-marriage/ Why Are More and More Chinese Migrants Risking Their Lives to Cross the US Southern Border? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/why-are-more-and-more-chinese-migrants-risking-their-lives-to-cross-the-us-southern-border/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/why-are-more-and-more-chinese-migrants-risking-their-lives-to-cross-the-us-southern-border/ 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