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.

State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson accuses Tokyo for 'deliberately creating regional tensions' - Anadolu Ajansı

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is facing protests after her remarks suggesting Japan could support a military intervention in Taiwan. Critics say the comments risk escalating tensions with China and undermine Japan’s long-standing policies.

China slammed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments suggesting potential Japanese military action over Taiwan as reckless and shocking, calling it a “grave violation” of international law and threatening a military response against any “aggression”.

Moreover, the declarations were signed by the Republic of China government, which fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists. Taiwan held China’s UN seat until 1971, when it was transferred to the Beijing government of the People’s Republic of China.

As China reportedly mulls a ban on Japanese seafood amid a standoff between the Asian neighbors, Taiwan's leader shows support for Tokyo, with his lunch.

Taiwan has lifted all restrictions on food imports from Japan that were introduced after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, the Taiwanese and Japanese governments said on Friday. "Based on scientific data,

China was already wary about Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, a renowned Beijing hawk, before she weighed in on one of its most sensitive issues: Taiwan. Now it's unleashing economic pain.