Japan’s Belt and Road balancing act

There is an old saying: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Japan seems to be well aware of this adage, because it is oscillating between fellow democracies and China in order to strengthen its position in the race for influence in Asia. Japan used to be one of the most vehement critics of [...]

By | 9 November 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Sharing rocks in the East China Sea

Forty years ago, Deng Xiaoping was visiting Tokyo, as the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China was coming into force. There, Deng addressed the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute, articulating his famous idea that the issue should be shelved, because “[t]he people of our generation don’t have sufficient wisdom to settle this discussion, [...]

By | 2 November 2018|Categories: Articles|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments
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