With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart.
Japan fires back at ‘unsubstantiated’ Chinese letter to UN
WASHINGTON – Japan has dismissed a Chinese letter to the United Nations accusing Tokyo of threatening armed intervention over Taiwan as “inconsistent with the facts and unsubstantiated”. Read more at straitstimes.
Trump wades into China and Japan’s escalating dispute over Taiwan
The president has spoken with the leaders of both countries as they spar over remarks the Japanese prime minister made about the Beijing-claimed island.
Trump touts ‘extremely strong’ China relations after call with Xi
President Donald Trump touted relations with China as “extremely strong” on Monday following a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who told Trump that Taiwan’s “return to China” is a key part of Beijing’s vision for the world order.
Trump says he will visit China in April after call with Xi
The two leaders discussed trade, Ukraine and Taiwan in their first phone call since meeting in South Korea last month.
Japan’s high-stakes gamble to turn island of flowers into global chip hub
The country once led the world in semiconductors and electronics, but over the years it fell behind Taiwan, South Korea and China.
China criticizes Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan
The remarks come amid the two countries’ worst diplomatic crisis in years, after the Japanese prime minister said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.
China’s Xi tells Trump Taiwan’s ‘return’ key to post-war order, Xinhua reports
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Monday that Taiwan’s “return to China” is a key part of the post-war international order, state news agency Xinhua reported.
How the China-Japan Rift Could Cost Both Countries
China is trying to impose economic costs on Japan for wading into the issue of Taiwan. But experts say the escalating dispute could ultimately hurt China too.
China criticises Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan
Beijing said it was a deliberate attempt to “create regional tension and provoke military confrontation”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.