Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular news conference on Monday that Xue's post was a response to Takaichi's "wrongful and dangerous" remarks on Taiwan, urging Tokyo to "take a hard look at its historical responsibilities". Takaichi told the Japanese parliament on Friday that an attack on Taiwan - which lies just over 100 km from Japanese territory - could be deemed "a situation threatening Japan's survival", a legal term introduced in 2015 that allows Japan's premiers to deploy the country's Self-Defense Forces. The diplomatic spat comes less than a month after Takaichi took office and less than two weeks after she angered Beijing by posting a picture of a meeting with a Taiwanese representative at a regional summit in Seoul earlier this month.
Published at: 2025-11-10 21:32:45
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