Chinese diplomats airing hawkish views, known as "wolf warriors", have returned to the global stage, drumming up criticism of Japan's prime minister in countries that suffered from its military actions during World War II. A fortnight after new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told lawmakers that an attack on Taiwan threatening…

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi committed "a grave violation of international law" and diplomatic norms when she said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo, said a senior Chinese official in a letter to the UN on Nov 21. 

China has taken its widening spat with Japan to the United Nations, accusing Tokyo of threatening "an armed intervention" over Taiwan and vowing to defend itself in its strongest language yet in the two-week-old dispute. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi committed "a grave violation of international law" and diplomatic norms…

China escalates its dispute with Japan over Taiwan at the UN, warning of self-defense against potential armed intervention.