Day: January 19, 2026
Takaichi’s Taiwan rhetoric and the cost to Japan–China relations
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi listens to a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on November 12, 2025. Photo courtesy: Global Times By Gerald Mbanda Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first term of office has been marked by controversy, following her strong public remarks on Taiwan that sharply strained relations between Japan and China. Her political…
How China-Africa partnership spurs Global South modernization
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and African nations. Over the decades, the friendship has been passed down from generation to generation, and bilateral ties have achieved leapfrog development. Amid a complex international landscape and accelerated changes unseen in a century, China and Africa have continued to…