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China threatened to expel two Japanese diplomats for every one Japan expelled

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A Japanese diplomat's attempt to de-escalate tensions with China over remarks made by Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan was met with a strong retaliatory threat. During a meeting in Beijing last November, Masaaki Kanai conveyed a message from Takaichi about potentially expelling a Chinese diplomat. In response, China's Liu Jinsong warned that if Japan expelled one diplomat, China would expel two. AI

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China threatened to expel two Japanese diplomats for every one Japan expelled

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Liu Zhen ·

    How China’s ‘two-for-one’ diplomatic threat forced Japan’s Takaichi to back down

    One year after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a Taiwan contingency froze Beijing-Tokyo ties, a Japanese media report has detailed a failed diplomatic mission to turn the table. The episode, revealed by the Yomiuri newspaper on Sunday, occurred during a meeting in Beij…

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