Finding Trump-Beijing balance may prove Takaichi’s big challenge

Finding Trump-Beijing balance may prove Takaichi’s big challenge

This article originally published by Pacific Forum is republished with permission. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi notched a historic election win last weekend. The first woman to head a party ticket in national elections in Japan led her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to a landslide victory, claiming the most seats for a single party in […] The post Finding Trump-Beijing balance may prove Takaichi’s big challenge appeared first on Asia Times .

India, China and the regret of Gyalo Thondup

India, China and the regret of Gyalo Thondup

Gyalo Thondup, who died on February 8, 2026, at 97 at the Indian hill station Kalimpong, carried with him secrets of a vanished era — and a warning for the present one. As the elder brother of the 14th Dalai Lama and a principal architect of the Tibetan resistance, Thondup stood at the intersection of […] The post India, China and the regret of Gyalo Thondup appeared first on Asia Times .