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the Japan PM's Taiwan remarks provoked the fury of China

How the Japan PM's Taiwan remarks provoked the fury of China

It all started when Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, suggested that if China attacked Taiwan then Japan could respond with its own self-defence force. Since then, foreign ministries on both sides have lodged serious protests with the other, and a Chinese diplomat made what some interpreted as a threat to behead Takaichi.

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China urges Japanese leader to retract 'egregious' remarks on Taiwan

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Japan and China exchange barbs after PM Takaichi’s remarks over Taiwan

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China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Returns With Threat Against Japan’s Leader

A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy neck” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.

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Japan and China exchange barbs after Japanese leader’s remarks over Taiwan

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If Japan dares to intervene in Taiwan Straits situation by military means, it would constitute an act of invasion, and will be met with strong fightback from China: FM

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Japan and China spar over Taiwan as Donald Trump tilts global ‘chessboard’

Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region

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'Crossed the line': Chinese state media blast Japan PM as Taiwan spat rumbles on

A spat between China and Japan over Japanese Premier Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan comments showed no signs of abating on Wednesday with a series of vitriolic commentaries in Chinese state media and calls in Tokyo to expel a Chinese diplomat.

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China demands Japanese PM retract Taiwan warning or ‘bear all consequences’

China on Thursday demanded Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract remarks she made about how a conflict over Taiwan might prompt a military response from Japan, warning Tokyo would “bear all consequences” if she does not.

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Japan’s Taiwan Policy Is Evolving – But Not Yet Transforming

Takaichi’s remarks stirred a firestorm, but her later clarifications highlight the limits on Japan’s involvement in a Taiwan crisis.

Chinese official threatens to behead Japanese PM over Taiwan row

A Chinese official threatened to behead the Japanese prime minister after she suggested Japan could become involved in a war over Taiwan.

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Japan censures 'extremely inappropriate' remarks by Chinese envoy as Taiwan furore escalates

Japan said on Monday it had complained to China about "extremely inappropriate" remarks by one of its diplomats towards Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.