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RCEP: launch of the world's largest free trade area

In January, a huge economic free-trading area will be established with the RCEP. What was intended to be a free trade agreement of the Southeast Asian confederation ASEAN, now mainly benefits China, Japan and South Korea. In this way, the People's Republic is becoming part of a regional free trade agreement for the first time.

By Christiane Kuehl

Indo-Pacific strategy: USA snubs EU

EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen called Brussels' Indo-Pacific strategy a "milestone". But just hours before its publication, a US-led security pact is taking the wind out of the plan's sails, angering France – and calling transatlantic cooperation in the region into question.

By Amelie Richter

China's Olympic hopes

The Olympic Games in Tokyo have begun. At long last it's no longer just about Covid or scandals, but about points, goals, and gold, silver and bronze. In Rio, China ended up in a disappointing third place in the medal table. In Tokyo, the haul is expected to be much greater. But on whom do China's hopes for gold rest?

By Michael Radunski

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!