Japan will suffer 'crushing defeat' if it tries to intervene over Taiwan, China says

Record ID: 2273703

  • Title: Japan will suffer 'crushing defeat' if it tries to intervene over Taiwan, China says
  • Date: 14th November 2025
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (NOVEMBER 14, 2025) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, LIN JIAN, ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, LIN JIAN, RESPONDING TO A QUESTION ON CHINA SUMMONING JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, SAYING: "Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong summoned the Japanese Ambassador to China l
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  • Keywords: Takaichi china japan military nuclear submarine taiwan usa
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001199014112025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Japan will suffer a "crushing defeat" by the Chinese military if it tries to use force to intervene over Taiwan, China's foreign ministry said on Friday (November 14), ramping up rhetoric over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks about the island.
    Takaichi sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing with comments in parliament last week that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could amount to a "survival-threatening situation" and trigger a military response from Tokyo.
    In response, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong summoned Japanese ambassador to China, Kenji Kanasugi, on Thursday (November 13), according to a statement published on Beijing's foreign ministry website.
    Meanwhile, Japanese broadcaster NTV reported on Friday that the Chinese embassy in Tokyo had instructed its staff to avoid going out due to concerns about rising anti-China sentiment.
    (Production: Wang Shubing, Nicoco Chan)
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