Francis Tuschek, Tokyo China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, expressed deep concern over comments made by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan, deeming them “shocking” in a statement released on Sunday. This incident marks a significant escalation in diplomatic tensions that have persisted for more than two weeks. Wang, the highest-ranking Chinese official to address…
Richards Sanders Nearly half of Japan’s population would support military intervention to support Taiwan should the island’s relations with Beijing descend into conflcit, a Kyodo News poll suggests. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday that any attempt by Beijing to use force to fully reunify with the self-governing island could constitute a…
by Francis Tuschek, Staff Writer Japan’s parliament re-elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered its worst defeat in over a decade, having lost its parliamentary majority in a lower-house snap election last month. The 67-year-old took over as prime minister from Fumio Kishida, who stepped down in September amid a…