Overview
- China’s UN ambassador Fu Cong sent a Nov. 21 letter asking the secretary‑general to press for an immediate retraction of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Diet remark.
- Takaichi told lawmakers that a Taiwan contingency involving the use of force could meet Japan’s threshold of a “crisis of survival.”
- The Chinese mission characterized the comment as erroneous and escalated its protest through a formal UN channel.
- In Johannesburg for the G20, Takaichi held separate meetings with India’s Narendra Modi, Germany’s Friedrich Merz, and South African leaders to affirm security cooperation and economic ties.
- Her G20 debut has placed potential contact with Chinese counterparts under close watch during the summit.