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We have put together stories from our coverage of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan, the reaction and articles on Beijing-Tokyo relations for context. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Beijing slams Japanese PM for ‘seriously damaging’ ties over Taiwan comment
This article was published on November 10, 2025.
2. Has Takaichi planted a Taiwan ‘time bomb’ in Tokyo’s ties with Beijing
This article was published on November 13, 2025.


3. Beijing vows to strike back if Japan uses military force in Taiwan Strait
This article was published on November 13, 2025.
4. 3 PLA warships sailed past Japan amid row over PM Takaichi’s Taiwan comments
This article was published on November 14, 2025.

5. Beijing summons Japanese ambassador in latest protest over PM’s Taiwan comments
This article was published on November 14, 2025.

6. Beijing warns Japan after PM’s Taiwan comments fuel nuclear shift concerns
This article was published on November 15, 2025.
7. Airlines offer Japan trip refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments deepens
This article was published on November 15, 2025.

8. Japan risks ‘path of no return’ if it intervenes in Taiwan, PLA Daily warns
This article was published on November 16, 2025.
9. Taiwan on edge amid Beijing fury over Takaichi’s ‘survival-threat’ remarks
This article was published on November 17, 2025.
10. 491,000 Japan-bound air tickets cancelled as China warns people to avoid travel
This article was published on November 17, 2025.
11. No plan for Japan-China meeting at G20 as Taiwan Strait row deepens
This article was published on November 17, 2025.

12. US pulls missile system from Japan as Beijing–Tokyo row over Taiwan deepens
This article was published on November 18, 2025.
More background:
1. Love, hate and the post-war paradox of China-Japan relations
This article was published on August 29, 2025.

2. China and Japan look to younger generation as bridge over troubled waters
This article was published on October 26, 2025.
3. Japan to put hypersonic missile-tracking technology to the test in space
This article was published on October 31, 2025.
4. Japan hits rail gun milestone in race to counter China’s hypersonic development
This article was published on April 25, 2025.



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Beijing-Tokyo row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments: everything you need to know

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has walked back some of her direct comments on Taiwan. Photo: EPA

Tokyo says a Chinese Type 055 destroyer was among three PLA warships to travel past the south of Japan on November 11, 2025. Photo: CCTV

Chinese foreign vice-minister Sun Weidong has described the Japanese leader’s remarks as an “interference in China’s internal affairs”. Photo: Xinhua

China is one of the biggest sources of foreign tourists to Japan. Photo: EPA

A leaders’ meeting at the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa has been ruled out as a senior Japanese diplomat flies to China in bid to calm tensions. Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration: Eunice Tse

The rail gun prototype was tested in sea trials this month. Photo: JMSDF

Japan trip refunds after PM’s remark, miners hit gold in China: 5 weekend reads you missed

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi listens to a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on November 12, 2025. Photo: Kyodo

The head office of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in Nijmegen, Netherlands. A war of words erupted on Friday between the company’s Chinese and Dutch arms. Photo: AP

A voter casting a ballot at a polling station in Singapore at the May 3 general election. Photo: EPA-EFE

Illustration: Henry Wong

Chinese geologists have discovered a rare gold deposit in the Kunlun Mountains near the western border of Xinjiang, the third large haul to be found this year. Photo: Shutterstock Images

‘Egregious’: Beijing criticises new Japanese PM Takaichi for meeting Taiwanese official

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on Friday and Saturday, according to X posts. Photo: Sanae Takaichi

China’s Xi Jinping tells new Japanese PM that conflicts should not define their ties

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Apec summit in South Korea on Friday. Photo: AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of their talks in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday. Photo: Kyodo

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From warnings to cancelled Japan flights, here is a rundown of the Post’s reporting after the Japan PM’s remarks


From warnings to cancelled Japan flights, here is a rundown of the Post’s reporting after the Japan PM’s remarks.


Beijing-Tokyo row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments: everything you need to know

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From warnings to cancelled Japan flights, here is a rundown of the Post’s reporting after the Japan PM’s remarks

1. Beijing slams Japanese PM for ‘seriously damaging’ ties over Taiwan comment

2. Has Takaichi planted a Taiwan ‘time bomb’ in Tokyo’s ties with Beijing

3. Beijing vows to strike back if Japan uses military force in Taiwan Strait

From warnings to cancelled Japan flights, here is a rundown of the Post’s reporting after the Japan PM’s remarks