In a conflict, Taipei’s fate would become quickly intertwined with the U.S.-Japan security alliance.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a debate in the upper house of the Diet on Nov. 26, 2025 in Tokyo. Takaichi is under growing pressure from China following her remarks about ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for "openly challenging" Chinese territorial sovereignty after the Japanese leader's remark on a Taiwan ...

Tensions between Tokyo and Beijing hit a boiling point last Friday when China accused Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of “a grave violation of international law.” Her alleged crime? Statements ...

This comes in the wake of comments made in parliament by Takaichi in November 2025, when she said that a Chinese invasion of ...

In the end, there was no honeymoon period. Just two weeks ago, Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi was shaking hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Now, relations between the two Asian nations ...

With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart. By Keith Bradsher and River ...

Nov 25 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that Taiwan's "return to China" at the end of World War Two was a key part of Beijing's vision for the world ...

Oct 22 (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it would hold a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the "retrocession" of Taiwan to Chinese rule at the end of World War Two. Here is a timeline about ...