Former Japan PM tells China, ‘a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency’

Former Japan PM tells China, ‘a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency’

Tensions over Chinese-claimed Taiwan have risen as President Xi Jinping seeks to assert his country’s sovereignty claims against the democratically ruled island. Taiwan’s government says it wants peace, but will defend itself if needed. An armed invasion of Taiwan would be a grave danger to Japan, he added. “A Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency, … Read more