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Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.
The diplomatic row comes after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi said Japan may intervene if China blockades Taiwan.
Sanae Takaichi had said that any Chinese military move against Taiwan ‘could allow Japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense’ - Anadolu Ajansı
China summons Japanese ambassador amid ongoing row over Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks - Beijing warns Tokyo over comments seen as signalling a potential military response to a Taiwan conflict
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China Issues New Travel Warning
China urges citizens to avoid Japan after PM Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks, saying deteriorating ties pose serious safety risks.
A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said if China attacks democratically ruled Taiwan it could trigger a military response from Tokyo
Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region