"To provoke trouble in the name of Taiwan is to invite trouble for Japan," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, warning some people in Japan who refuse to reflect on history and secretly collude with Taiwan secessionists,

Ties with Tokyo may be on the mend but Japan should not use Taiwan to stir up trouble in the region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Friday. While praising “a positive trend of improvement and development” in relations with Tokyo, Wang said there were still people in Japan colluding secretly with the “Taiwan independence” forces.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends a press conference on China's foreign policy and external relations on the sidelines of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)

Japan and its ally, the United States, hold joint military exercises here. Plans are underway to add a new missile unit and expand a small airport and port. All of the buildup has cemented the island as a front line in a potential clash over Taiwan ...

Japan maintains a specialized presence in manufacturing automotive chips, but faces challenges in competing with Taiwan’s advanced high-tech manufacturing. Due to that, Japan has been heavily investing in reducing its reliance on Taiwan by strengthening its domestic semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem.

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita outpaced that of neighbors Japan and Taiwan last year, ranking sixth among countries with populations over 50 million. But the country’s path to reaching the $40,

A Chinese buoy placed south of Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost point located just 111km from Taiwan, is now a simmering cause of diplomatic friction despite earlier signs of warming ties between Asia's two largest economies with a flurry of political and business exchanges.

Tokyo should boost its defense budget to 3% of GDP 'as soon as possible,” said Elbridge Colby, Trump's pick for the top policy job at the Pentagon.

The UN General Assembly in 1971 passed Resolution 2758 with an overwhelming majority, “resuming” all legal rights of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) at the UN and immediately expelling representatives of Taiwan from the UN system, Wang said.

The Dragonflies, the 2023-24 Japan B.League champions, topped Group A and will face Group B second seed New Taipei Kings of Taiwan in the crossover semifinal, while another Japan-Taiwan battle is set in the other pairing where the Golden Kings take on the Taoyuan Pilots.

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...