Japan “crossed a red line” with comments by its new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday. Remarks

China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media.

TAIPEI -- Young people gathered in Taipei on Thursday, holding signs and chanting in protest against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan and what they described as the "flattering posture" adopted by the island's leader Lai Ching-te.

Japan's defense minister, visiting a military base close to Taiwan, said plans to deploy missiles to the post were on track as tensions smolder between Tokyo and Beijing over the East Asian island.

As China reportedly mulls a ban on Japanese seafood amid a standoff between the Asian neighbors, Taiwan's leader shows support for Tokyo, with his lunch.

Taiwan has lifted all restrictions on food imports from Japan that were introduced after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, the Taiwanese and Japanese governments said on Friday.

Now, Japan is back with dirty politics and has started to interfere in the Taiwan question, an internal matter of China. This is clear from the recent statement by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding the Chinese province. She suggested that an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.