Overview
- Tokyo said it filed a formal complaint to Beijing on Nov 10 over Osaka Consul-General Xue Jian’s X post.
- The since-deleted message, reported by Japan Forward, warned Japan to keep its "filthy neck" out or risk it being "sliced right off."
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara labeled the wording very inappropriate and said Japanese missions demanded removal of the post.
- Sanae Takaichi reiterated that a Taiwan conflict could be deemed a "survival-threatening situation" but stressed any designation would follow a comprehensive government judgment.
- China’s foreign ministry offered no public comment as the episode followed Chinese criticism of Takaichi’s earlier APEC contact with a Taiwan representative.