"The spat erupted on November 7, when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese military attack on Taiwan could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, potentially allowing Tokyo to exercise its legal right to collective self-defense. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Beijing bristled at the remarks and lodged an official protest."
"The bigger issue, however, turned out to be an online post by Xue Jian, China's consul general in Japan's Osaka, which criticized Takaichi's comments, calling them "a path of death that only some stupid politicians in Japan would choose." In what could be seen as a threat to the Japanese prime minister, the Chinese diplomat said that "we just need to chop off their dirty heads." The post has since been deleted."
"Amid rising tensions, Beijing warned that Tokyo would face a "crushing" military defeat if it intervened in a Taiwan conflict and expressed "serious concerns" about Japan's security posture. China also launched an eight-day live-fire drill in the Yellow Sea this week. Meanwhile, Chinese coast guard vessels continued patrolling around the disputed Diaoyu Islands, known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands."
China announced measures against Japan after remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could be a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, potentially allowing collective self-defense. China's consul general in Osaka, Xue Jian, posted provocative comments including "we just need to chop off their dirty heads," then deleted the post. Japan lodged protests, called the comments extremely inappropriate, and some politicians urged expulsion of the consul. Beijing warned Tokyo of a "crushing" defeat if it intervened in Taiwan, launched eight-day live-fire drills in the Yellow Sea, increased coast guard patrols around the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, and suspended imports.
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