Tag: China-Japan dispute

China reiterates demand that Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi retract remarks about Taiwan

December 16, 2025 admin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) reiterated its demand that Japan retract Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan, more than a month after Ms. Takaichi said an attack on the democratically governed island could be deemed an existential threat to Japan. “On key…

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China’s jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters, Tokyo says

December 7, 2025 admin

Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. | Photo Credit: AFP Chinese fighter jets directed their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters on Saturday (December 6, 2025) near Japan’s Okinawan islands in two separate incidents that Japan’s defence minister condemned as “dangerous”. “These radar illumination went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of…

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Taiwan president shows support for Japan in China dispute with sushi lunch

November 20, 2025 admin

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed himself eating a sushi lunch of yellowtail from Japan’s Kagoshima and scallops from Hokkaido. Credit: X/@ChingteLai Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed his support for Japan on Thursday (November 20, 2025) with a lunch of Japanese-sourced sushi, after China indicated it would ban all imports of the country’s seafood in an…

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