Analysis: China's pressure revives ancient Japanese sense of crisis
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Source: Nikkei Asia
Published: 2026-06-25 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Asia, China, Asia Pacific
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While Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi play to their domestic audiences, their nations are losing the kind of diplomatic go-betweens that throughout history have been useful in healing rifts. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Ken Suzuki)
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