China–Japan–Taiwan Tensions

A diplomatic spat has widened after PM Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese blockade or attack on Taiwan could be a "survival‑threatening" scenario, prompting a now‑deleted violent threat from China’s Osaka consul, mutual summoning of ambassadors, Japanese protests, Chinese coast guard patrols around the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands and Japanese jet scrambles after a suspected drone near Yonaguni, as Tokyo sent a senior envoy to Beijing to try to de‑escalate. Beijing advised its citizens against travel to Japan and state media reported moves to suspend Japanese seafood imports and delay film releases (not yet officially confirmed), hitting tourism and retail, while the U.S. ambassador vowed to stand by Japan and Taiwan’s President Lai publicly showed solidarity by promoting Japanese sushi and goods.