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Japanese Lawmakers Travel to Beijing, Seeking to Mend Ties After Takaichi’s Taiwan Remark Fallout
The delegation seeks to reopen dialogue as bilateral channels remain cut off and tensions have spread into economic ties, lawmakers said.
- On Monday, a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese officials, seeking to mend strained ties that have spilled over into the economy.
- Bilateral relations sank to their worst level since 1972 after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute "a survival-threatening situation" for Japan.
- The delegation includes Gaku Hashimoto of the Liberal Democratic Party and lawmakers from Komeito and the Centrist Reform Alliance; Shinichi Isa noted all official communication channels were "cut off."
- Meeting with Chinese Communist Party officials through Thursday, the group seeks a "window for dialogue" to restart communications severed between the two nations.
- While Takaichi has not retracted her Taiwan comments, she recently prayed remotely rather than visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, a site viewed by China and South Korea as a symbol of wartime militarism.
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The Independent (US)Japanese lawmakers visit Beijing seeking to mend ties after fallout from Takaichi's Taiwan remark
Lawmakers from Japan have traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese officials in the first visit since tensions rose after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comment on Taiwan angered China
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IOL PortugalTensions between China and Japan intensified in late 2025, when Sanae Takaichi suggested that Japanese forces could intervene in the event of a conflict in Taiwan.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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Japanese lawmakers visit Beijing to reopen China ties after Taiwan row
A cross-party Japanese delegation has gone to Beijing for talks with Chinese officials after months of diplomatic strain. The visit signals Tokyo's attempt to reopen frozen channels and contain fallout from the Taiwan dispute.
·Noida, India
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