By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo | TOKYO Rattled by North Korean military advances, influential Japanese lawmakers are pushing harder for Japan to develop the ability to strike preemptively at the missile facilities of …
The Chinese government’s annual policy blueprint runs more than 18,000 Chinese characters. Only a fraction of them are necessary to grasp this year’s theme: a dramatic emphasis on the Communist Party, in particular its …
By JONATHAN CHENG and KWANWOO JUN Updated March 6, 2017 1:07 a.m. ET 103 COMMENTS SEOUL—North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast Monday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs …
China will resolutely oppose and contain Taiwan independence, Premier Li Keqiang said in remarks prepared for delivery at the opening of the annual meeting of parliament on Sunday, amid heightened tension between Beijing and …
By Christian Shepherd and Philip Wen | BEIJING China pledged more support for its military on Sunday including strengthening maritime and air defenses as it takes steps to safeguard its sovereignty, but in a …
By Ben Blanchard and J.R. Wu | BEIJING/TAIPEI Chinese jets and warships carried out exercises near Taiwan and into the Western Pacific on Thursday, as the self-ruled island’s defense minister warned of a growing …
By Stanley White | TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday he wants to use the U.S.-Japan economic dialogue as a platform to discuss rules for free trade and investment. Aso said …
By CHUN HAN WONG Updated March 2, 2017 12:21 p.m. ET 22 COMMENTS BEIJING—A meeting of nearly 3,000 lawmakers in Beijing is set to test the clout of Chinese President Xi Jinping, after he …
By Philip Wen and Benjamin Kang Lim | BEIJING When China rejuvenates its top leadership team toward the end of the year, sources close to senior leaders say President Xi Jinping could reveal his …
By EDWARD WONG Police officers in parts of the vast western Chinese region of Xinjiang have been ordering residents to hand over their passports since October, according to residents interviewed by telephone this week …
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