China Tells Citizens To Avoid Japan Travel
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The likeliest scenario for 2026 is not a full-fledged conflict, but an increase in China’s political, economic and military pressure against Taiwan
Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region
The diplomatic row comes after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi said Japan may intervene if China blockades Taiwan.
With a clear view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat through choppy waters around a group of islands controlled by Taipei.The Taiwanese boats also have water cannon and a 20-millimetre static machine gun,
Former president and foreign ministers have made trips to Europe as other nations handle contacts more flexibly
Relations between Tokyo and Beijing have dramatically soured, with nationalist rhetoric in China and an apparent threat of beheading from one of its diplomats.