China, Taiwan and Japan
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China sent Coast Guard ships near disputed islands and warned travelers and students about safety risks in Japan. The escalation is over comments on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister.
Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.
Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region
Takaichi ignited a diplomatic dispute with Beijing after she made a statement in the Japanese parliament last week that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could create a "survival-threatening situation" and prompt a military reaction from Tokyo.
A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.