China has issued a veiled military threat to Japan, warning that any attempt by Tokyo to interfere in the Taiwan issue would be met with a military response

Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.

Beijing is warning its citizens against travel to Japan, citing ‘significant risks’ to their personal safety and lives in that country.

An offhand remark from the prime minister of Japan has roiled Beijing, unleashing an onslaught of accusations and even threats of decapitation from Chinese officials. The Chinese Communist Party is demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract an assertion she made last week,