China and Japan Intensify Diplomatic Tensions Over UN Charter Clause and Taiwan Issue
China’s foreign ministries have clashed with Japan over provisions in the UN Charter concerning former Axis powers. Japan has rebuked China for citing these provisions, arguing that they are outdated and irrelevant. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new government has been embroiled in an escalating diplomatic tussle with Beijing, beginning with her comments supporting the self-governing administration on Taiwan. The Chinese side has interpreted her remarks, which described a cross-strait conflict as a