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Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home.
Japan and China recently agreed to cooperate more economically. Now, climbing tensions are threatening that cooperation.
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi has infuriated China with her recent remarks, with no clear means of resolution.
Taiwan's leader shows solidarity with Japan amid standoff with China by wielding a plateful of sushi
As China reportedly mulls a ban on Japanese seafood amid a standoff between the Asian neighbors, Taiwan's leader shows support for Tokyo, with his lunch.
Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae says there is absolutely no change in Japan's position on China from the overall direction she affirmed with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in October.
The US ambassador to Japan has weighed into the escalating row between Tokyo and Beijing, offering “unshakeable” support to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and condemning what he said was a “classic case of Chinese economic coercion”.
Japan and China have been engaged in a diplomatic row since Nov 7. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.