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15.11.25 - 02:33
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China Warns Citizens Against Travel To Japan Amid Serious Taiwan-Related Dust Up (ZeroHedge)
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China Warns Citizens Against Travel To Japan Amid Serious Taiwan-Related Dust Up
It's no secret that Japan and China have had a long history of animosity, which at times appears to cool but at others flares up to intensity again. The past week has seen historic tensions explode to the forefront once again, resulting in China summoning the Japanese ambassador in Beijing to vehemently denounce some recent statements by Tokyo leadership.
The spat started when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made comments in a parliamentary meeting which made clear Japan could possibly intervene militarily in the scenario of China invading Taiwan.
Sanae Takaichi, via Japan Forward
This represents a public first, and potential initial move abandoning the US ally's longstanding 'strategic ambiguity' on the Taiwan issue.
China's foreign ministry had been quick to blast the comments as "egregious" - related in the following:
The current tensions were sparked at a parliamentary meeting in Japan la...
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15.11.25 - 00:48
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US Agrees To $330 Million Sale Of Fighter Jets To Taiwan, Drawing Rebuke From China (ZeroHedge)
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US Agrees To $330 Million Sale Of Fighter Jets To Taiwan, Drawing Rebuke From China
Authored by Rachel Roberts via The Epoch Times,
The United States agreed a $330 million deal for the sale of fighter jets and other aircraft parts to Taiwan on Nov. 13 in the first such deal since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, prompting anger from China.
The announcement of the proposed arms deal follows last month's meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea in a diplomatic bid to secure a trade deal amid the ongoing tariff war between the world's two largest economies.
Red Line
Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory. Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters that the Chinese regime's claim over Taiwan is at the core of China's interests and is a red line that must not be crossed in China–U.S. relations.
He said the arms sale undermines Beijing's sovereignty and security interests, sending what he called a “wrong signal” to Taiwan...
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