A week after shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made comments in parliament that would spark a diplomatic row between the Asian giants. She suggested that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could prompt a military response from Tokyo. The remarks – and her refusal to withdraw them – have stoked anger in China, which lays claim to the self-governing island. The diplomatic row has evolved from a war of words to Beijing advising its citizens against travelling and studying abroad in Japan.
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