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China Criticizes Sanae Takaichi, but China Itself Is to Blame for Worsening Relations with Japan

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By Satoshi Ogawa

16:37 JST, January 9, 2026

Although Japan-China relations seemed to worsen after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark that a Taiwan contingency could constitute a “survival-threatening situation,” the fact is that the relationship has been deteriorating for over a decade because Chinese President Xi Jinping’s hegemonic ambi...

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