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.

China has sharply condemned Japan’s plan to deploy medium‑range surface‑to‑air missiles on Yonaguni Island, just about 110 km from Taiwan, calling the move “extremely dangerous” and accusing Tokyo of stoking militarism and regional confrontation.

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.

The diplomatic row over comments on Taiwan has evolved from a war of words to Beijing advising its citizens against travelling and studying abroad in Japan.

Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, is just weeks into the job — and she’s already in a full-blown confrontation with China. What followed was a diplomatic spiral: travel advisories, seafood ban,

On paper, China is clearly more powerful. China has the world's largest military, with over 20 lakh active soldiers. Japan has around 2.5 lakh. China's defence budget in 2025 is estimated at over $230 billion,

Japan on Saturday commissioned a brand-new unit of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF), its first such specialized marine detachment for amphibious warfare since World War II, to be deployed on islands extending over 1,000 kilometers from Kyushu toward Taiwan ...

Takefusa Kubo puts the ball in the net and the home team extend their lead. The score-line now reads 7-0.