Trump’s back-to-back calls with Xi and Takaichi did nothing to temper Beijing’s pressure campaign on Tokyo over Taiwan.

The recent diplomatic crisis sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s assertive remarks on potential military intervention in the Taiwan Strait

Chinese state media reported some of what was discussed in the phone call that took place on Monday, local time.

China on Friday said that Chinese people and the international community "will not allow" Japan to "go back to the path of militarism, violate its commitment to peaceful development and disrupt post war international order."

The stage and screen veteran celebrated for performances in ‘Ran’ and ‘Harakiri’ helped define post-war Japanese cinema over a seven-decade career

Japan's new leader prime triggered the dispute by saying Japan could intervene in a confrontation between China and Taiwan.