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China connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) reiterated its request that Japan retract Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks astir Taiwan, much than a period aft Ms. Takaichi said an onslaught connected the democratically governed land could beryllium deemed an existential menace to Japan.
“On cardinal issues, Japan is inactive ‘squeezing toothpaste’ and ‘burying nails’, attempting to obfuscate and muddle through,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said during a regular property briefing, adding that Beijing is “firmly opposed to this”.
Diplomatic relations betwixt Tokyo and Beijing person been astatine their lowest successful years aft Ms. Takaichi suggested a hypothetical Chinese onslaught connected Taiwan could trigger a Military effect from Tokyo.
