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China Warns Japan It 'Crossed a Red Line' as Tokyo Presses Ahead With Yonaguni Missile Plan

Beijing has lodged a UN protest following Takaichi’s refusal to retract Taiwan comments.

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If China is able to solidify its hegemonic position in East Asia, it may encounter fewer challengers across the rest of Asia. If China is able to solidify its hegemonic position in East Asia, it may encounter fewer challengers across the rest of Asia. (AP)

Overview

  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks crossed a red line and vowed a resolute response.
  • Takaichi and China’s Premier Li Qiang had no interaction at the G20 in South Africa, though Japan signaled it remains open to dialogue.
  • China’s UN ambassador warned that any Japanese armed intervention in a Taiwan crisis would be aggression, a claim Japan called entirely unacceptable.
  • Japan’s defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi, visiting Yonaguni about 110 km from Taiwan, said plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles are on track.
  • Beijing expanded pressure with travel advisories, a renewed seafood import ban and cultural curbs, Hong Kong paused exchanges with Japan’s mission, and polls showed Takaichi’s approval near 70% with nearly half backing collective self-defense.