China advises citizens to avoid Japan travel over Taiwan row
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BEIJING—Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi continued to be buffeted by verbal attacks by the administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping a week after suggesting that Japan would provide support for Taiwan in the event of a Chinese naval blockade.
The Japanese prime minister’s comments about military intervention were unusually direct for such a sensitive topic.
A Chinese official threatened to behead the Japanese prime minister after she suggested Japan could become involved in a war over Taiwan.