Day: November 20, 2025

Japan’s youth are shifting to the political right—and the CCP is terrified. In this clip, Counterintelligence expert Dr. Robert Eldridge breaks down the political earthquake happening there right now. Young Japanese voters are rejecting the self-hating narratives of the mainstream media and embracing leaders who stand up to the CCP.

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss Beijing’s rare earth power play, U.S. trade concerns and how Japan’s new leadership is standing up to China’s aggression.

Australia and Japan have signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement and a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation. Watch as our guests analyze the strategies at play behind the scenes, as Australia seeks to protect its vital northern trade routes.

A single threat from China’s Osaka consul ignited a diplomatic firestorm with Japan—unleashing retaliations, boycotts, and record-high support for defending Taiwan. Now Beijing is scrambling, Japan is pushing back harder than ever, and the diplomat who started it all has vanished from view. This is the inside story of China’s Japan meltdown—and why it’s blowing up in Beijing’s face.

China is doubling down its attacks on Japan. And now Japan, might be thinking about going nuclear.

00:00 Introduction00:13 Japan-China Diplomatic Crisis: Economic Pain & War Threats 08:05 Zambia-China10:20 EU-China Relations: Diplomacy & Derisking

In a sudden shift, new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has, in just one week, decisively unveiled comprehensive foreign, economic, and security strategies, earning a 70% approval rating. This contrasts sharply with the slow pace of the previous administration. Takaichi has swiftly restored US-Japan relations, meeting with Donald Trump and solidifying the alliance. Domestically, she championing a “Responsible, Proactive Fiscal Policy”—or Sanae-nomics—focusing on strategic investment in 17 key industries to spur GDP growth and tax revenue. Critically, she views the Taiwan crisis as a direct Japanese contingency, vowing to increase defense spending to 2% of GDP almost two years ahead of schedule, marking a new era of speed, clarity, and trust in Japanese leadership.

The United States is greenlighting two arms sales, together worth $1 billion, to Taiwan in a single week.Body-language clips online are sparking a political dispute—with Japan accusing China of misusing the footage, and now lodging a formal complaint.Under China’s threats to cut rare earth supplies, three American companies are speaking out about their experiences and the challenges they’re facing.Banks in China are now selling repossessed homes directly at steep discounts, but demand remains weak in the declining market.A Pacific island nation celebrates its ties with Taiwan—as Tuvalu’s prime minister prepares to sign the country’s first treaty during a visit.US Greenlights 2 Arms Sales to Taiwan in One WeekChina: There Is ‘No Market’ for Japanese SeafoodJapan: Viral Video Misrepresents Talks With ChinaSelect Committee on China’s Control of Rare EarthsReport: CCP Could Weaponize Medicine, Tech ExportsChinese Banks Sell Properties Amid Declining EconomyTuvalu: We Treasure ‘Special Relationship’ With TaiwanTaiwan Detains Chinese Citizen on Suspicion of EspionageProsecutors Question Linda Sun’s Mother, Bankers Over Alleged Fraud SchemeDutch Halts Nexperia Seizure Order, Exports ResumeTesla Plans to Cut China-Made Components: Analysis