Japan Gov't Protests Chinese Diplomat's Violent Criticism of PM Takaichi Sanae

Japan is pushing back over Chinese representative to Osaka Xue Jian's violent rhetoric about Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. Responding to Takaichi's statement that Japan would deploy its Self-Defense Forces in the case of an attack on Taiwan, Xue called the prime minister a “disgusting head” that he wouldn't hesitate to chop off.