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US Ally Secures Military Access to Contested South China Sea
The Philippines is the third country to sign a reciprocal access agreement with Japan, after Australia and the United Kingdom ...
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China rare-earth controls loom over Japan, US car production
Suzuki Motor last month suspended production of Swift compact cars made at a Japanese plant. A shortage of rare earths delayed supplies of needed components, Nikkei reported. Ford Motor also ...
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Japan protests to China after ‘dangerous’ moves by warplanes over Pacific
Japan said J-15 warplanes operating from two Chinese aircraft carriers in the Pacific carried out risky manouevres.
China, Mexico, EU, Japan, Canada urge Trump not to impose new airplane tariffs
China, Mexico, the European Union, Japan, Canada and many airlines and aerospace companies worldwide urged the Trump ...
Japan Flexes Its Military Muscle at China, and Trump
A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and ...
China blaming Japan for fighter jet incidents is ‘unacceptable’: Tokyo
Chinese officials have called the carrier outings routine training. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Exclusive-India moves to conserve its rare earths, seeks halt to Japan exports, sources say
By Neha Arora and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has asked state-run miner IREL to suspend a 13-year-old agreement on ...
Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time
The two Chinese carriers currently in the western Pacific employ the older “ski-jump” launch method for aircraft, with a ramp ...