Overview
- China’s UN ambassador Fu Cong sent a formal letter to the secretary-general accusing Japan of threatening armed intervention over Taiwan and warning Beijing would exercise its right of self-defence.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declined to withdraw her parliament comment linking a Taiwan conflict to a possible "survival‑threatening" designation that could authorize Self-Defense Forces deployment.
- The United States publicly reaffirmed its commitment to Japan’s defense, including the Japan‑administered Senkaku Islands, and opposed any unilateral changes to the regional status quo.
- Beijing expanded pressure by urging Chinese citizens to avoid travel to Japan, suspending steps to resume Japanese seafood imports, halting approvals for new Japanese films and prompting event cancellations, while postponing the China–Japan–South Korea culture ministers’ meeting.
- Taiwan circulated a new civil defence handbook and a senior security official labeled China the region’s troublemaker while voicing support for Japan.