China sharpens confrontation with Japan
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China-Japan relations have plunged to a new low after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned that a Chinese move against Taiwan could trigger Japanese military involvement. Beijing’s furious response has spiralled into political pressure,
As China-Japan diplomatic row ripples into entertainment, over 30 Japanese performances have been abruptly cancelled, leaving millions of fans of Japanese culture in China worried about a potential broader cultural ban.
By Kaori Kaneko and Tim Kelly TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in a show of force following Chinese and Russian drills in the skies and seas around Japan and South Korea.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remark that sparked a diplomatic clash with China was unscripted, documents obtained by an opposition lawmaker show — raising questions over a potential misstep
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
Denryu Lin, who runs about 80 vacation rentals in central Osaka, is watching his business evaporate since late November as tensions between Tokyo and Beijing escalate.
BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan is threatening China militarily which is "completely unacceptable", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart, after Japan said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.
No end in sight to spat between Japan and China over Taiwan, as neither Tokyo nor Beijing shows signs of backing down.
China previously postponed a culture ministers’ meeting after Japan’s Taiwan remarks, yet health talks move forward in Seoul.