Lessons Europe can teach Japan's Takaichi in diplomacy

Easing tensions with Beijing starts with bolstering ties with Washington

20251119 Insight Trump Takaichi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump aboard the George Washington nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo on Oct. 28.  © Kyodo

HIROYUKI AKITA

TOKYO -- China's reaction to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan crisis has been disproportionately harsh and overtly hostile.

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