Overview
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara called the now‑deleted post by China’s consul general in Osaka “extremely inappropriate” and said Japan lodged a formal protest and demanded deletion.
- Xue Jian’s message on X referenced coverage of Sanae Takaichi’s remarks and stated there would be “no choice but to cut off that dirty neck,” adding “Are you ready?”.
- Takaichi defended her statement that Chinese use of force against Taiwan could constitute a “survival‑threatening situation” for Japan, while saying she would avoid further hypothetical scenarios in parliament.
- China’s Foreign Ministry condemned Takaichi’s comments as interference and said protests were filed with Tokyo, while describing Xue’s post as a personal response.
- U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass shared a screenshot of the deleted post and called it a threat, as some Japanese lawmakers urged declaring Xue persona non grata with no expulsion announced.