Japan Condemns Chinese Diplomat’s Threats Over Taiwan

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Nov 11, 2025 - 10:55 Updated: Nov 11, 2025 - 00:22
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Japan Condemns Chinese Diplomat’s Threats Over Taiwan

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Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on Nov. 10 that the Japanese government had lodged a strong protest with Beijing following a senior Chinese diplomat’s threatening remarks aimed at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Kihara told reporters that the foreign ministry and the Japanese Embassy in China had requested an immediate retraction of the statement made by the Chinese diplomat.

Although the intent is unclear, it is “extremely inappropriate” for the head of China’s overseas diplomatic mission to make such a statement, Kihara said. He added that the government is seeking “a clear explanation” from the Chinese side.

Kihara’s comments were in response to a post on X by Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, the largest city in western Japan.

“The filthy head that recklessly sticks itself in must be cut off without a moment’s hesitation,” Xue wrote on X on Nov. 8, according to Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s major newspapers. The post was no longer viewable as of Nov. 9.
While the Chinese diplomat didn’t mention the Japanese prime minister by name, he quoted a report by Asahi Shimbun about Takaichi’s recent comments in parliament over Taiwan, according to a screenshot of the post shared by George Glass, the U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Glass said the Chinese ambassador is threatening Japan’s prime minister and the Japanese people.

“The mask slips—again,” Glass said on X on Nov. 10.
“Time for Beijing to behave like the ‘good neighbor’ it talks repeatedly about—but fails repeatedly to become.”

Survival-Threatening Situation

According to Asahi Shimbun, during a parliamentary session on Nov. 8, Takaichi said a Chinese military attack against Taiwan would likely constitute a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan.

This characterization is crucial because, according to Japanese law, the nation is obligated to deploy its Self-Defense Forces to assist a friendly nation if a military attack against that nation poses a threat to Japan’s survival.

Takaichi, who assumed office in October, was described by local media as the first sitting Japanese prime minister to clearly express this stance in public.

Takaichi defended her position on Nov. 10, saying that her initial remarks were based on the assumption of a “worst case” scenario.

“It is in line with conventional government views,” she told parliament, adding that she would not retract her statements but would avoid making similar remarks in future sessions.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reiterated the communist regime’s territorial claims on Taiwan when asked about its diplomat’s comment at a regular briefing on Nov. 10.

Xue’s post was a response to Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, Lin said, urging Tokyo to “take a hard look at its historical responsibilities.”

The Chinese Communist Party views self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province, and has never ruled out the use of force to take it.

Taiwan also weighed in on Nov. 10, with a spokesperson for the president’s office stating that the government takes the threatening comments from the Chinese official toward Japan very seriously.

“Such behaviour clearly exceeds diplomatic etiquette,” the spokesperson said, according to Taiwan’s national news agency, Central News Agency.
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Reuters contributed to this report.
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