Tokyo, Nov 14, 2025 (AFP) - Demarches and decapitation: Japan and China's Taiwan spat

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2025-11-14

Japan and China's long-testy relations have worsened in recent days following comments by new premier Sanae Takaichi about a possible attack by Beijing on Taiwan. With both sides lodging complaints, yet Japan insisting its long-held stance has not changed, AFP examines Takaichi's remarks, their significance and the resulting furore. What did Takaichi say? Before taking power last month, Takaichi, an acolyte of ex-premier Shinzo Abe, was a vocal......

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