PM Sanae Takaichi broke years of precedent by hinting that Japan could provide military support for Taiwan under certain “worst-case” scenarios such as a Chinese attack.

This is the 30th edition of China This Week, where we recap highlights of the news from China. The past few days saw a diplomatic row between China and Japan, and China protesting a US sale of weapons

A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.

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.

China's multiple authorities intensively protested and took corresponding measures following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent erroneous and provocative remarks on Taiwan Straits, which were seen as a blatant interference in China's internal affairs.

Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region

After Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks suggesting potential military intervention in a Taiwan contingency, Sino-Japanese tensions have rapidly escalated. The two nations engaged in a war of words,

By Mark Buckton - Taipei China has once more escalated a minor diplomatic skirmish with Japan, by urging its citizens to avoid travelling to the country and hauling in Tokyo’s ambassador over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about potential involvement in a Taiwan crisis,