Retract 'egregious' remarks on Taiwan
Digest more
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson consecutively posted English and Japanese graphic messages on social media platform X, warning Japan to "stop playing with fire on the Taiwan question" on November 13, 2025. Photo: Screenshot from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson's X account.
The Japanese prime minister’s comments about military intervention were unusually direct for such a sensitive topic.
BEIJING: A spat between China and Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan comments showed no signs of abating on Wednesday (Nov 12) after a series of vitriolic articles in Chinese
Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi isn't shying away from the hot button issue of Taiwan that her predecessors tread lightly on, citing a condition for Japan to provide support in exercising its right of collective self-defense.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told lawmakers a conflict over Taiwan could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan.