Diplomat threatens beheading, Tokyo outraged
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended saying Japan could intervene if China attacked Taiwan, after a Beijing diplomat threatened on social media to behead her, provoking outrage in Tokyo.
"In a post on X on Saturday, Xue [China's consul general in Osaka] shared a news article about Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan and commented 'the dirty neck that sticks itself in must be cut off'." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Japan protests 'extremely inappropriate' comments by Chinese envoy
Japan said on Monday it had complained to China about "extremely inappropriate" remarks by one of its diplomats towards Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"In a post on X on Saturday, Xue [China's consul general in Osaka] shared a news article about Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan and commented 'the dirty neck that sticks itself in must be cut off'." www.reuters.com/world/china/...