TOKYO/BEIJING >> Japan criticized a Chinese diplomat today for “extremely inappropriate” remarks seemingly directed at Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after she suggested that Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked neighbouring Taiwan.

TOKYO: Japan criticised a Chinese diplomat on Monday (Nov 10) for "extremely inappropriate" remarks seemingly directed at Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after she suggested that Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked neighbouring Taiwan.In a post on X on Saturday, China's Consul General in Osaka

TOKYO: Japan on Monday (Nov 10) complained to China about "extremely inappropriate" remarks by one of its diplomats about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after she suggested Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked democratically ruled Taiwan.China's Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian said on Saturda

Japan was involved in a war of words with China this week after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation" for Japan requiring the use of force. Takaichi, who was elected as the country’s first female prime minister last month, said Friday that Chinese use of force around Taiwan would qualify as “an existential threat."

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments on a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan that could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for Japan requiring her country’s use of force have triggered war of words between Tokyo and Beijing.

Japan criticized a Chinese diplomat on Monday for "extremely inappropriate" remarks seemingly directed at Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after she suggested that Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked neighboring Taiwan. Beijing defended the "personal post" made by the envoy in an escalating war of words with Japan's new…