China, Japan exchange concerns over disputed East China Sea islands

Hayashi said bilateral relations “face many challenges and concerns,” and Japan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Japanese public opinion toward China was “extremely serious.” Hayashi also expressed “serious concern” about the East China Sea, including China’s activities around the islands, as well as “increasingly active military activities near Japan”. But the two agreed […]

Taiwan calls on Germany to help maintain ‘regional order’

“We look forward to Taiwan, Germany and other democratic partners jointly upholding regional order and prosperity.” While Germany, like most countries, maintains no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, Berlin is working on a new strategy aimed at taking a more serious look at its ties with China and reducing its dependence on Asia’s economic powerhouse. […]

Private survey shows China’s house prices fell at a sharp pace in December

China’s home prices fell at a sharp pace in December, reflecting continued weak demand amid rising COVID-19 cases despite a number of support measures, according to a private survey on Sunday. China’s property market crisis has worsened this summer, with official data showing home prices, sales and investment have been falling in recent months, adding […]

Beijing, Shanghai residents return to work as China eases living with Covid

rising tide The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday that despite a record jump in cases nationwide, China reported no COVID deaths on the mainland for six days through Sunday, even as Cremation grounds also faced increased demand. China has narrowed its definition to classify COVID-related deaths, including only COVID-borne pneumonia […]

Taiwan reports China’s biggest ever incursion into air defense zone

Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in the past 24 hours, the island’s government said on Monday, the largest such incursion ever. The incursion involved 43 Chinese aircraft that crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait, an informal buffer between the two sides located […]