China Threatens Japan Over Taiwan
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China has warned its citizens against traveling to Japan as it escalates a backlash over comments by the country’s prime minister about the island of Taiwan.
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.
Beijing is furious with the Japanese prime minister after she said Japan would defend itself if China moved to seize the island.
China has warned of "significant risks to the personal safety and lives of Chinese citizens in Japan" as the diplomatic row deepens.
A fresh diplomatic storm has erupted between China and Japan after comments by Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, reignited long-standing ten.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angered Beijing by saying that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could be a “survival-threatening situation” and bring a military response from Tokyo.
Chinese Foreign Ministry also claimed that Japan has become less safe in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.