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Japan PM highlights Trump bond after first talks since China clash
By Yoshifumi Takemoto, Satoshi Sugiyama and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -"Call me anytime" was the message Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she received from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first phone call since Tokyo's leader sparked a major diplomatic bust-up with China.

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Trump wades into China and Japan's escalating dispute over Taiwan
Japan's leader says Trump called her as dispute with China doesn't go away
Japan PM talks up Trump bond in first talks since China clash
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump discussed China relations in a phone call on Tuesday, their first talks since the Japanese premier sparked a major diplomatic bust-up w...

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Rattled by Takaichi’s Taiwan remark, China’s state media outlet calls for nuke attack on Japan
Japan 'crossed red line' with Taiwan military intervention remarks: China
On cam: Japan backs US after Trump-Xi talks? Takaichi reveals ‘close cooperation’ call with Trump
Earlier this month, Takaichi suggested that a Chinese naval blockade or actions against Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response.

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China Uses Japan Spat to Pressure World to Pick Sides on Taiwan
Tensions surge as China denounces Japan’s plan for missile deployment near Taiwan

China criticizes Japan's plan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan

The remarks come amid the two countries’ worst diplomatic crisis in years, after the Japanese prime minister said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

Japan protests after China tells citizens not to visit in escalating feud over leader's Taiwan remarks

China advised its citizens Friday to refrain from traveling to Japan in the near future. It cited earlier attacks against Chinese in Japan and what it called Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's "erroneous remarks" on Taiwan, which it said undermined the atmosphere for China-Japan exchange.

'Takaichi cannot retract her statement and Beijing knows that': Why China-Japan spat unlikely to be resolved soon

Trump’s back-to-back calls with Xi and Takaichi did nothing to temper Beijing’s pressure campaign on Tokyo over Taiwan.

How the China-Japan Rift Could Cost Both Countries

China is trying to impose economic costs on Japan for wading into the issue of Taiwan. But experts say the escalating dispute could ultimately hurt China too.
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China accuses Japan of sending alarming signal on Taiwan issue

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued a strong condemnation of recent comments made by a Japanese leader regarding a hypothetical military response to a conflict over Taiwan.The

China says trade cooperation with Japan 'severely damaged' by Taiwan comments

Trade cooperation between China and Japan has been "severely damaged", the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, urging the Japanese prime minister to retract her comments on Taiwan or face the consequences.

Japan’s Takaichi Says Trump Briefed Her on His Call With Xi

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she spoke with US President Donald Trump at his request, and that he briefed her on his phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the latest state of US-China relations.
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