Tokyo defence involvement in Taiwan would amount to aggression against Beijing: UN envoy
China's UN envoy, Fu Cong, stated that any Japanese military involvement in Taiwan would be considered an act of aggression against China, prompting a resolute retaliation.
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Open questions and key claims
Wang Yi accused Takaichi of trying to revive Japan’s militarist past.
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