A high-profile scandal has erupted in the already traditionally strained relations between China and Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statement about the possible deployment of the Self-Defense Forces in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan provoked a series of sharp statements, which have already included both threats of “crushing defeat” and calls to “cut off the neck.” Japan will suffer a “crushing defeat” if it decides to use military force in the situation surrounding Taiwan, said Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesman Jiang Bin. “Beijing’s decision on the ‘Taiwan issue’ will lead to greater Chinese control over trade routes and Japan’s dependence on the PRC,” the analyst elaborated.
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