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China’s diplomatic year: A calculated gamble
China has spent 2025 carefully reshaping its global image, but a flare-up with Japan now tests how durable that reset is.
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The Dec 13 Nanjing Massacre Memorial ceremony in Jiangsu is a reminder of ongoing Chinese tensions with Japan.
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As 2025 draws to a close, Beijing can claim an impressive series of soft-power victories that have reshaped global perceptions of Chinese technological prowess and diplomatic influence.
Yet China’s strong reaction to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan
