How China’s ‘two-for-one’ diplomatic threat forced Japan’s Takaichi to back down

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How China’s ‘two-for-one’ diplomatic threat forced Japan’s Takaichi to back down

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A report describes a failed Japanese diplomatic mission in Beijing following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about a potential Taiwan contingency. The episode illustrates how Chinese pressure affected Tokyo-Beijing relations and led Takaichi to retreat from her position.

One year after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a Taiwan contingency froze Beijing-Tokyo ties, a Japanese media report has detailed a failed diplomatic mission to turn the table. The episode, revealed by the Yomiuri newspaper on Sunday, occurred during a meeting in Beijing on November 18 last year between Masaaki Kanai from the Japanese foreign ministry and his Chinese counterpart Liu Jinsong, then head of Asian affairs. The report said Kanai was conveying a message from Takaichi that...

World Security Politics China-Japan relations diplomacy Taiwan contingency Sanae Takaichi Beijing foreign policy

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