This is the 30th edition of China This Week, where we recap highlights of the news from China. The past few days saw a diplomatic row between China and Japan, and China protesting a US sale of weapons

BEIJING--Japan is trying to revive its wartime militarism and repeat the mistakes of history with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, China’s top newspaper, People’s Daily, said on Friday.

Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.

A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are expected to travel to China for the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan. On Wednesday, China will hold one of its largest military parades in ...

The joint operations between China and Russia combined with threats coming from North Korea pose the greatest threat to global order since World War II, Japan’s defense ministry said in a new document. "The existing order of world peace is being ...

China urged its students to reconsider studying in Japan, citing safety risks after Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan could use its self-defence force if China attacked Taiwan, drawing a sharp diplomatic and media backlash from Beijing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Chinese President Xi Jinping (center), and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) walk at the front of a group of dignitaries attending China’s military parade in Beijing, Sep. 3, 2025. Credit: Russian ...

Beijing is furious with the Japanese prime minister after she said Japan would defend itself if China moved to seize the island.