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Pelosi's trip also drags neighboring states into the Taiwan conflict

The repercussions of Pelosi's trip not only affect China and Taiwan, but also all other neighboring countries. Above all, Japan finds itself in the conflict zone. The ASEAN states criticize both China and the trip of the US politician.

By Christiane Kuehl

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Japan's government could change peace constitution

On Sunday, the conservative camp in Japan clearly won the election to the upper house. Now would be the opportunity for a heartfelt project: Amending the pacifist constitution to officially arm Japan. For China, this would be an almost unacceptable step.

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The China-Japan relationship is characterized by hostility, radio silence and, at the same time, close cooperation. In East Asia policy, the China-Japan relationship has a high priority. This is because both countries are the most strategically important and influential states in the Asian region. But also because of the recent shifts in power from the West to the Asian continent.    But the relationship is once again increasingly under a negative light. China's growing global power claims are fueling conflicts between the neighbors. Japan is increasingly concerned about China's behavior in the Indo-Pacific, the human rights situation in Hongkong and its treatment of the Uighur minority in Xinjiang.    From U.S. & EU influence in the Indo-Pacific to technology splits and import boycotts to digital partnerships - all China-Japan news from the Table.editors!