US EditionJapan’s Taiwan Policy Is Evolving – But Not Yet Transforming
Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan's survival and prompt military response, sparking nationalist backlash from China and escalating diplomatic tensions.
- On November 7, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Japanese parliament that a Chinese attack on Taiwan would threaten Japan's survival and could trigger a military response; she had met Xi Jinping just two weeks earlier.
- Longstanding wartime grievances have strained Japan-China ties, fueled by Taiwan's colonial history and the Nanjing Massacre where more than 200,000 were killed.
- Officials and a consul general amplified nationalist outrage as People's Daily condemned Takaichi and Chinese diplomats and commentators used violent language, including a deleted post by Xue Jian.
- China's foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday accused Japan of grossly interfering, Japan criticized the deleted post, Taiwan voiced concern, and Sanae Takaichi said her comments were hypothetical.
- Beijing's military posture and drills around Taiwan suggest rising tension as the CCP has not ruled out force, while Takaichi's APEC summit meetings and earlier visit intersect with renewed wolf warrior diplomacy.
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Opinion poll on Japanese prime minister's remarks on Taiwan region
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently claimed in a Diet session that a Taiwan emergency involving the use of military vessels and force from the Chinese mainland could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, hinting at the
Public insults are not actually on the agenda in talks between Japan and China. However, a statement by the new Japanese Prime Minister about Taiwan is now setting a high tide. Beijing reacts outrageously.
The war between China and Japan, based on the comments of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan, rose Wednesday, when in the Chinese state press there appeared a series of bitter comments, while...
A casual remark by Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, in parliament has escalated into a serious diplomatic row between China and Japan. The exchange over Taiwan reveals deeper shifts in regional power dynamics. Moreover, the risk of escalation is real.
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