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Trump Asks Sanae Takaichi Not To Provoke China After Japan PM Hinted At Military Action Over Taiwan Invasion

President Donald Trump urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week not to further provoke Beijing over Taiwan, after her recent comments suggesting a Chinese attack on the island could trigger Japanese military action.

Benzinga

‘Return’ to China not an option for Taiwan, premier says after Xi’s comments to Trump

Cho Jung-tai insists Taiwan is ‘a fully sovereign and independent country’

The Independent UK

Japan presses ahead with missile deployment plan near Taiwan military base as China fumes

Beijing says ‘shocking’ to see Tokyo sending wrong signal to Taiwan

The Independent UK

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Japan PM fails to achieve breakthrough in row with China – but polling shows public backs her

Sanae Takaichi gets no meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Johannesburg after her comments about Taiwan sent tensions soaring

The Guardian - AU

Japan 'crossed a red line' with Taiwan military intervention comments, says Chinese foreign minister

China slammed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments suggesting potential Japanese military action over Taiwan as reckless and shocking, calling it a “grave violation” of international law and threatening a military response against any “aggression”.

Euronews

Japan 'crossed a red line' with Taiwan military intervention remarks, Chinese foreign minister says

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan

The Independent UK

Japan's first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has broken the glass ceiling to become Japan's first female leader

The Independent UK

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Why Japan’s support for Taiwan has gone down so badly in China

Tensions are rising between China and Japan again over a dispute in the East China Sea. Such tensions are usually over the Senkaku Islands, an uninhabited chain administered by Japan but claimed by China. The current row, however, stems from international anxiety over a possible Chinese invasion of democratically ruled…

The Conversation

Video of Japanese diplomat appearing to bow to Chinese official sparks complaint

The officials met on Tuesday to ease tensions sparked by Takaichi’s remarks, but they failed to reach any breakthrough

The Independent UK

S&P Futures Climb on Fed Rate-Cut Hopes, U.S. PMI Data in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending up +0.46% this morning as sentiment improved following dovish comments from a Federal Reserve official.

Barchart

Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy

Japan's Cabinet has approved a $135 billion stimulus package to help spur the economy and relieve the impact of higher prices

The Independent UK

Stocks Rally Before the Open on Upbeat Nvidia Earnings, U.S. Jobs Report in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +1.12%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +1.55% this morning as strong quarterly results and guidance from AI darling Nvidia boosted sentiment.

Barchart

''A deadly confluence of wrong way news' is what's causing the global market selloff, says top economist, and don't expect it to get better anytime soon

Hopes for an interest rate cut from the Fed are fading despite a global slowdown and a spike in the VIX.

Fortune

China Hits Japan With Economic Shockwave As Taiwan Row Boils Over

What began as a war of words has now erupted into a full-scale economic and political confrontation with regional and global implications.

International Business Times

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Nasdaq Futures Gain With All Eyes on Nvidia Earnings

December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are trending up +0.44% this morning, signaling a modest rebound from a bruising stretch of losses, while investors look ahead to an earnings report from AI darling Nvidia.

The Guardian - UK

China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates

Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on island

The Independent UK

China and Japan relations ‘on knife’s edge’ over Taiwan in first test for new PM Takaichi

Analysis: With relations between China and Japan plummeting to their worst level in decades, experts tell Arpan Rai it now falls to new PM Sanae Takaichi to navigate her way out of a potentially damaging crisis

International Business Times UK

Nasdaq Travel Stocks Tumble Amid Rising China–Japan Tensions

The rising diplomatic tension between China and Japan caused a selloff of travel-related stocks, including Nasdaq companies.

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S&P Futures Slip on Souring Risk Sentiment

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending down -0.31% this morning as investors continue to unload risk assets while awaiting Nvidia’s earnings and a pivotal U.S. jobs report.

The Independent UK

Japan warns citizens in China to stay vigilant as row over Taiwan remarks deepens

Advisory comes after Beijing’s travel alert sparks mass cancellations of flights to Japan

The Guardian - UK

Chinese travellers cancel hundreds of thousands of trips to Japan amid rising tensions

Chinese airlines offer free cancellations and film releases postponed after Japanese PM’s comments on Taiwan

The Independent UK

Japan scrambles jets after ‘Chinese drone’ detected near southern island off Taiwan

Tensions between the two countries have flared following the election of Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi

Fortune

As Tokyo embraces a 4-day workweek to fight 'death by overwork,' Japan’s new prime minister just called a 3 a.m. meeting

The Japanese leader only sleeps two to four hours a night—and has personally pledged to ditch work-life balance in favor of “work, work, work.”

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump tells Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, in reversal of previous stance

The US president says he backs lawmakers’ efforts to release the files before an expected House vote this week. Plus: is there a dark side to gratitude?

Barchart

Stocks Set for Muted Open as Investors Await Nvidia Earnings and U.S. Jobs Data

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.02%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.09% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as cautious sentiment prevailed at the start of a busy week.

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