TOKYO (AP) — Japan was involved in a war of words with China on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for Japan requiring the use of force.

Takaichi, who is known to be pro-Taipei, said Friday that Chinese use of force around Taiwan would qualify as “an existential threat”.

Her comment sparked sharp criticisms from Beijing over the weekend.

“We have no choice but cut off that dirty neck that has been lunged at us without hesitation. Are you ready?” Chinese Consul General Xue Jian said in a message posted on X, which was later deleted. Xue also criticized past remarks made by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other Japanese lawmakers that of “Taiwan emergency is Japan emergency” as “blatant inte

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