"China on Friday took its feud with Tokyo over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Taikachi's recent comments on Taiwan to the United Nations, as tensions between the East Asian neighbours deepened and ties plunged to their lowest since 2023. If Japan dares to attempt an armed intervention in the cross-Strait situation, it would be an act of aggression, China's permanent representative to the UN, Fu Cong, wrote in a letter on Friday to the global body's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, referring to the strait that separates mainland China from self-governing Taiwan, which Beijing insists belongs to China."
"The diplomatic spat began earlier in November when Taikachi, who took office only in October, made remarks about how Japan would respond to a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan. Those remarks angered Beijing, which has demanded retractions, although the Japanese PM has not made one. However, the spat has now rapidly escalated into a trade war involving businesses on both sides, and has deepened security tensions over a contested territory that has long been a flashpoint for the two countries."
Relations between China and Japan have sharply deteriorated after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Taikachi suggested Japan might respond militarily to a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan. China formalized its protest by raising the issue at the United Nations and warning that any Japanese armed intervention would constitute an act of aggression. Beijing reiterated its claim that Taiwan belongs to China and did not rule out the use of force to reunify the island. The diplomatic row has spilled into a trade dispute affecting businesses on both sides, including disruptions and recent resumptions of selected exports such as scallops from Hokkaido.
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