China has reacted strongly to Japan’s Prime Minister suggesting an attack on Taiwan could prompt Japan to militarily intervene.

Less than a month into her term, Japan's conservative leader has stirred tensions with China by suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response.

Chinese officials are fuming over the Japanese prime minister's remarks about intervention during a Taiwan contingency.

The diplomatic row over comments on Taiwan has evolved from a war of words to Beijing advising its citizens against travelling and studying abroad in Japan.

China has responded to comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan about Taiwan with economic reprisal and island patrols.

Japanese premier's remarks 'cause fundamental damage to the political foundation' between Beijing, Tokyo, says Chinese Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Premier Li Qiang has no plans to meet with the Japanese prime minister on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, as tensions over Taiwan deepen.

Takaichi has, within just weeks of taking office, repeatedly made provocative statements and taken irresponsible moves touching on the Taiwan question at the cost of China-Japan relations. They reflect the deeply ingrained political climate in the right-wing circle of Japanese politics.

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.