{"id":2510173,"date":"2025-11-13T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-refuses-to-retract-taiwan-comments-despite-beijing-rage-and-beheading-threat\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:55:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:55:34","slug":"japan-refuses-to-retract-taiwan-comments-despite-beijing-rage-and-beheading-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-refuses-to-retract-taiwan-comments-despite-beijing-rage-and-beheading-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan refuses to retract Taiwan comments despite Beijing rage and beheading threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjapan-refuses-to-retract-taiwan-comments-despite-beijing-rage-and-beheading-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2510173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made remarks describing a potential invasion of Taiwan as a &#8220;survival-threatening situation&#8221; for Japan, a legal threshold that would permit Japan&#8217;s self-defense forces to act.This statement has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vice-mayor-who-encouraged-ice-confrontation-governs-gang-infested-city\/\" title=\"Vice mayor who encouraged ICE confrontation governs gang-infested city\">provoked strong backlash<\/a> from Beijing, wiht the Chinese Communist Party demanding she retract her comments, accusing her of interference in china&#8217;s internal affairs and violation of its sovereignty. Chinese officials, including Consul General Xue Jian in Osaka, escalated tensions by issuing opposed threats, including a controversial decapitation threat against Takaichi, which Japan condemned as inappropriate and led to calls for his deportation. Despite the pressure, Takaichi has refused to retract her statement, asserting alignment with Japan&#8217;s customary government stance. Japan remains a key U.S. ally in East Asia, playing a critical role in curbing Chinese expansionism. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues diplomatic efforts to manage cross-strait tensions, emphasizing the goal of peaceful resolution and avoiding conflict between Taiwan and China.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Japan refuses to retract Taiwan comments despite Beijing rage and beheading threat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2399556\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An offhand remark from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3866918\/sanae-takaichi-channels-shinzo-abe-courting-trump-affirm-new-friendship-japan\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> of Japan<\/a> has roiled Beijing, unleashing an onslaught of accusations and even threats of decapitation from Chinese officials.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communist-party\/\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a> is demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3882050\/china-self-defeating-japan-beheading-threat\/\">retract an assertion<\/a> she made last week, calling a hypothetical invasion of Taiwan a &ldquo;survival-threatening situation&rdquo; to Japan. Under Japanese law, that term designates a scenario in which the purely defensive Japanese military can deploy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3884735\/trump-administration-sanctions-firms-support-iran-military\/\">Trump administration sanctions firms supporting Iran&#8217;s military capabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3884195\/israeli-president-condemns-settler-mob-burned-palestinian-factories-vehicles\/\">Israeli president condemns settler mob that burned Palestinian factories and vehicles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3884387\/byron-york-abraham-accords-trump-can-will-saudi-arabia-to-join\/\">Byron York predicts Trump can &#8216;will&#8217; Saudi Arabia to join Abraham Accords<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made provocative remarks on Taiwan, which imply the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait. Despite China&rsquo;s serious d&eacute;marches and protests, she still refused to change course and take back what she had said,&rdquo; Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian declared at a Thursday press conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference after the South Korea Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">Chinese ministry<\/a> called Takaichi&rsquo;s comment a &ldquo;blatant interference in China&rsquo;s internal affairs, a challenge to China&rsquo;s core interests, and infringement on China&rsquo;s sovereignty&rdquo; and that the prime minister must &ldquo;retract the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unjustified remarks&#038;rdquo<\/a>; or else &ldquo;all the consequences arising therefrom must be borne by the Japanese side.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lin&rsquo;s rebuke was tame compared to previous comments made by Chinese Consul General Xue Jian, who publicly fantasized about decapitating Takaichi on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have no choice but cut off that dirty neck that has been lunged at us without hesitation,&rdquo; Xue, who is stationed in Osaka, wrote. &ldquo;Are you ready?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/japan\/\">Japanese<\/a> Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the &ldquo;intent&rdquo; of Xue&rsquo;s remark was &ldquo;not entirely clear&rdquo; but still &ldquo;extremely inappropriate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ruling Liberal Democratic Party passed a resolution on Tuesday threatening to deport Xue and designate him as a persona non grata if the Chinese government did not take appropriate action. Xue&rsquo;s social media post has been deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Takaichi has refused to walk back her statement, insisting that her views are &ldquo;consistent with the government&rsquo;s traditional position.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Japan is widely considered the most important <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3866016\/joe-concha-trump-japan-visit-is-great-optics-amid-tariff-war-with-china\/\">U.S. ally in East Asia<\/a> and a bulwark against Chinese expansionism in the region. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xue Jian, Chinese consul general in Osaka, is interviewed in Osaka, western Japan on March 11, 2025. (Hiyori Inagaki\/Kyodo News via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> has largely avoided addressing the question of Taiwan sovereignty since coming back into power earlier this year. However, the administration seems to be probing various factions behind the scenes as it seeks to formulate a long-term policy on the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The American Institute in Taiwan, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3798473\/taiwan-diplomats-yearn-talks-trump-tariffs\/\">de facto embassy of the U.S.<\/a> on the island, invited Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun to speak with top U.S. envoy Raymond Greene on Wednesday. The Kuomintang is the island&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opposition-pushes-trudeau-to-demand-relocating-olympics-from-china-at-g-7\/\" title=\"Opposition Pushes Trudeau to Demand Relocating Olympics From China at G-7\">conservative opposition party<\/a> and takes a more passive stance with the mainland government.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3866918\/sanae-takaichi-channels-shinzo-abe-courting-trump-affirm-new-friendship-japan\/\">TAKAICHI CHANNELS ABE IN COURTING TRUMP AS PRESIDENT AFFIRMS NEW FRIENDSHIP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The US has never sought conflict across the Taiwan Strait. The primary goal is to avoid war and ensure that any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-starker-terms-than-ever-china-threatens-war-over-taiwan\/\" title=\"In Starker Terms Than Ever, China Threatens War Over ...\">cross-strait differences<\/a> are handled peacefully and without coercion,&rdquo; Greene said following the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Green reportedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3332676\/us-invites-kmt-chief-cheng-li-wun-washington-stresses-priority-avoid-war\">invited Cheng<\/a> to visit the U.S. soon in order to discuss how best to avoid military conflict between Taiwan and the mainland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan stands firm on Taiwan remarks amid Beijing threats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2510174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25305363420976.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4290,32402,4461,9105],"class_list":["post-2510173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-beijing","tag-international-relations","tag-japan","tag-taiwan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25305363420976.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2510173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2510177,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510173\/revisions\/2510177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2510174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2510173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2510173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2510173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}