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China, Japan embroil in major diplomatic row over Taiwan
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....hina, Japan embroil in major diplomatic row over Taiwan<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 10-11-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Beijing, Nov 10 (PTI) A Chinese diplomat's aggressive comments threatening Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her remarks about Tokyo's potential involvement in any Chinese action over Taiwan have stirred up a major diplomatic row between the two countries. Japan on Monday lodged a stern pr....
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....otest with China over Chinese Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian's social media post in which he threatened to "cut off dirty neck without a moment of hesitation" while citing a news article on Takaichi's remarks in parliament. "We must say that the post is extremely inappropriate for a Chinese diplomatic mission head," Japan's government spokesman Minoru Kihara was quoted as saying by the Japanese....
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.... news agency, Kyodo. The post, however, had been deleted, he said. The flare-up occurred after Takaichi told a parliamentary committee on Friday that a Chinese military attack on Taiwan could be a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, which could exercise its right to collective self-defence. Responding to the Chinese diplomat's comments, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jiao tol....
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....d the media here Monday that Takaichi's remarks are "a gross interference in China's internal affairs" and Beijing has lodged a protest with Tokyo. Declining to comment on the Chinese diplomat's comments, Lin said it was in response to Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan, a “red line” for China. “I hope Japan will stop creating confusion and shifting blame,” he said. Since she took over powe....
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....r in Japan last month, becoming the first woman Prime Minister of the country, Takaichi, who is regarded as a hawk in China, is stirring up the Taiwan pot, riling Beijing. “The situation regarding Taiwan has become serious. We must assume the worst-case scenario," Takaichi told the parliamentary session, highlighting recent aggressive actions by China, which has deployed warships and fighter ai....
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....rcraft in defence drills around Taiwan, closely located near Japan. Lin said Takaichi’s remarks are “seriously damaging bilateral ties and challenging post-war international order”. Her remark “constitutes a blatant interference in China's internal affairs, seriously violates the One-China principle". “What signal does the Japanese leader intend to send to ‘Taiwan independence....
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.... forces with these remarks?” Lin continued. "Is Japan attempting to challenge China's core interests and obstruct the cause of national reunification? Where exactly does Japan want to take China-Japan relations? he said. Lin called the "attempt to intervene in Taiwan-related matters … an affront to international justice, a provocation to the post-war international order and a serious disru....
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....ption to China-Japan relations”. The diplomatic spat between the two neighbours came soon after the meeting between Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Oct 31 on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea. During the meeting, Xi urged Takaichi to uphold important agreements regarding historical issues and Taiwan for the stability of Japan-China....
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.... ties. China and Japan are major trading partners with a bilateral trade volume close to USD 300 billion last year. Their relations frequently experienced tensions over territorial disputes, Taiwan and Japan’s close ties with the US. PTI KJV ZH ZH<BR> News - Press release - PIB....