Lauren Dickey is a non-resident senior associate for the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She previously served as senior advisor and acting director for Taiwan in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Chris Estep is a non-resident fellow with the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a former senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, and the former press secretary of the House Armed Services Committee.
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Blackstone to invest $15bn in Japan over three years
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TOKYO -- Bhutan is looking to bring in more Japanese investment, using its hydropower capacity to encourage spending for artificial intelligence, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay told Nikkei during a visit to Japan.
Japan to downgrade China ties from 'most important' as tensions persist
TOKYO -- Japan calls China an "important neighbor" in a draft version of a key Japanese foreign policy document presented by the government on Tuesday, a change from the current version calling the relationship "one of Japan's most important bilateral relations."
G7 leaders seek summits with Takaichi as they try to balance China, US ties
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Japan ethylene makers scramble to avoid May production crunch amid Iran war
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Tiger deaths highlight Thailand's poor track record on animal welfare
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