A middle school literature exam in Chengdu has triggered the latest outburst of anti-Japanese nationalism. Students were asked to analyze an excerpt from “Fallen Azaleas,” an amateurish piece of fiction by the virtually unknown...
Read MoreSince his ascension to the top of the Party in 2012, Xi Jinping has shown little tolerance for “historical nihilism,” a catch-all term for critical appraisals of the Party’s rise and rule. The Party made a concerted push to...
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After China confirmed that two Japanese men had been detained for alleged espionage activity late...
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While the Chinese government is known to gloss over many unflattering occurrences in modern...
Read MoreAmid a flare in the ongoing island dispute that has proven to be a notable bout of tension in long-strained Sino-Japanese relations, Japan has unveiled the Izumo, its largest military vessel since World War II. AP reports: Japan...
Read MoreJapanese prime minister Shinzo Abe offered his country’s “maximum support” to China following a 6.6Mw earthquake in Sichuan on Saturday that killed at least 186 people and injured over 11,000. Beijing replied...
Read MoreWhile Chinese cyberspace is generally not known for its empathy for the Japanese, the ugly nationalist celebration which flared up immediately after the disaster was far from the only response. It is certainly still present, in,...
Read MoreFrom BBC News: An agreement between China and Japan to jointly develop gas fields in the East China Sea has been hailed as a major breakthrough. Over recent years, the two sides have clashed over issues ranging from...
Read MoreFrom ISN Security Watch: Business and trade ties between Japan and China are soaring while tense political relations are only slowly recovering from a five-year low under former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. The moderate forces in both countries are holding out hope that the recent Japanese-Sino rapprochement is sustainable and strong enough to survive […]
Read MoreChinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing says Japan should face up to history and take responsibility for its army’s use of sex slaves during World War II, via BBC: He was speaking after Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused controversy last week by questioning whether women were “coerced” into sexual slavery. Many historians say Japan compelled […]
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