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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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
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.