POLITICS● ELEVATEDAug 7 · Aug 7, 2026, 1:00 AM
China vs Japan: the battle for the global microphone to reshape post-war identity
South China Morning Post
No longer confined to disputed islands or historical memory, the rivalry between Beijing and Tokyo has evolved into a fight for the global microphone, as both countries try to define each other’s international identity. Amid an escalating diplomatic crisis, China is intensifying its rhetoric against what it calls Japan’s “new militarism”, using World War II-era history to rally regional and global sympathy for its position. In stark contrast, Japan has rejected the label as “false claims”,...
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