Tokyo, Aug 28, 2026 (AFP) - 'Heated exchanges' for Japan MPs on fence-mending China trip

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2026-08-28

A group of Japanese lawmakers seeking to patch up ties with China in Beijing looked to have made little headway this week, with one member saying there were "many heated exchanges". Long-frosty ties have worsened since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested in November that Japan could intervene militarily in any conflict over Taiwan, which Beijing insists is its territory. China in response warned its citizens against travel to Japan and impose......

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