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China Suspends Talks, Threatens Japan Over Taiwan Comments

11/21/2025

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China postponed a cultural meeting with Japan and South Korea after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan, which China deemed "egregious."
China threatened a ban on Japanese seafood imports.
China suspended talks on resuming beef imports.
China demanded that Takaichi retract her remarks and warned of consequences if she did not, following inflammatory comments by China's consul general in Osaka.
Japan maintained that Takaichi's statements reflected longstanding views.

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China postponed a cultural meeting with Japan and South Korea after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan, which China deemed "egregious."
China threatened a ban on Japanese seafood imports.
China suspended talks on resuming beef imports.
China demanded that Takaichi retract her remarks and warned of consequences if she did not, following inflammatory comments by China's consul general in Osaka.
Japan maintained that Takaichi's statements reflected longstanding views.