Comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have sparked outrage in Beijing. Photo: EPA PHOTO

Japan will suffer a "crushing defeat" by the Chinese military if it tries to use force to intervene over Taiwan, China's defence ministry warns, ramping up the rhetoric over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks about the island.

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Takaichi sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing with comments in parliament last week that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could amount to a "survival-threatening situation" and trigger a military response from Tokyo.

China's top diplomat in Osaka shar

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