Overview
- Foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said any Japanese military role in the Taiwan Strait would constitute aggression and would be met with a forceful strike back.
- China told Tokyo to retract the prime minister’s “egregious” remarks or “bear all consequences,” escalating from earlier protests and démarches.
- Takaichi told parliament a Chinese attack on Taiwan could qualify as a “survival‑threatening situation” for Japan, the legal bar that can enable JSDF action.
- Tokyo confronted inflammatory Chinese messaging after a CCTV‑linked account used abusive language and Osaka consul Xue Jian posted about cutting off her “dirty neck,” a comment later deleted.
- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party backed a move to designate Xue persona non grata unless Beijing acts, while Takaichi declined to retract and said her position aligns with Japan’s stance on Taiwan Strait stability.