Japan Condemns Chinese Diplomat’s Threats Over Taiwan

Japan’s prime minister said a Chinese military attack against Taiwan would likely constitute a ’survival-threatening situation' for Japan.

A public big screen broadcasting news about China's military drills around Taiwan, outside a shopping mall in Beijing on April 1, 2025. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on Nov. 10 that the Japanese government had lodged a strong protest with Beijing following a senior Chinese diplomat’s threatening remarks aimed at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Kihara told reporters that the foreign ministry and the Japanese Embassy in China had requested an immediate retraction of the statement made by the Chinese diplomat.