Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Takaichi said to Japanese lawmakers that a hypothetical attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan's survival

 

Both China and Japan said Trump initiated the calls, which the White House has not confirmed.

The dispute began when Takaichi, who was elected last month, told lawmakers that a hypothetical Chinese attack on self-ruling Taiwan, which at its closest point is about 70 miles from Japanese territory, could threaten Japan’s survival and trigger a military response from Tokyo.

It was the first time such an explicit remark had been made by a sitting prime minister of Japan, which like the United States has long been deliberately vague as to whether it would intervene militarily in the event of an attack on Taiwan.

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