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What's Behind the China-Japan Spat

Prof Alexis Dudden, University of Connecticut and Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore

18-Nov-25 07:45

What's Behind the China-Japan Spat

China and Japan are locked in a new confrontation, sparked by Tokyo’s comments on Taiwan and escalated by Beijing’s tourism bans, market pressure, and military moves near the Senkaku Islands. Professor Alexis Dudden, a visiting professor at the Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore, helps us understand what's at stake.

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Produced by: Sharraadh Jeyakuhan

Presented by: Elaine Boey, Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  politics,  international,  government

Tags:  taiwan-china,  china-japan,  senkaku islands,  international relations,  one china policy,  Sanae Takaichi, 


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