Japan, China and Taiwan
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Chinese officials are fuming over the Japanese prime minister's remarks about intervention during a Taiwan contingency.
If Japan dares to interfere in China's reunification cause…it would be an act of aggression and definitely meet a firm response from China,' says Chinese embassy in Japan - Anadolu Ajansı
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.
Kanai is expected to lodge a protest over a threatening social media post by China’s consul general in Osaka in response to Takaichi’s comments, but will also use the visit to urge Beijing to refrain from any further action that would worsen relations, according to Japanese media.
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 warned students planning to study in Japan of heightened risks for Chinese citizens in the country as a diplomatic spat sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan shows no sign of easing.