TIMELINE-Japan, China ties deteriorate after Takaichi's Taiwan comment
Published on: Nov. 20, 2025, 2:34 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
November 8 - In a comment on social media that was subsequently deleted, China's Consul General Xue Jian in the Japanese city of Osaka said, "The dirty head that sticks itself in must be cut off," in reference to Takaichi's Taiwan remarks. November 7 - Takaichi told parliament that an attack on Taiwan could be deemed "a situation threatening Japan's survival," a legal term that allows prime ministers to deploy the country's Self-Defense Forces.
