the Japan PM's Taiwan remarks provoked the fury of China
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Former president and foreign ministers have made trips to Europe as other nations handle contacts more flexibly
A Chinese official threatened to behead the Japanese prime minister after she suggested Japan could become involved in a war over Taiwan.
The EU said the bloc remained committed to its one China policy, but had an interest in close relations with Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Taiwan's foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has "added a lot of conditions" to its attendance at next year's APEC summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen and gone back on a commitment to allow "equal" participation.
Speaking at an event in the US, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys praised economic cooperation between Taiwan and the European Union and spoke of the dangers that Russia and China pose to global stability and security.