{"id":57374,"date":"2025-11-20T11:09:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/taiwans-leader-shows-solidarity-with-japan-amid-standoff-with-china-by-wielding-a-plateful-of-sushi\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:09:23","slug":"taiwans-leader-shows-solidarity-with-japan-amid-standoff-with-china-by-wielding-a-plateful-of-sushi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/taiwans-leader-shows-solidarity-with-japan-amid-standoff-with-china-by-wielding-a-plateful-of-sushi\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan&#8217;s leader shows solidarity with Japan amid standoff with China by wielding a plateful of sushi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Taipei<\/em> \u2014 Images of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te holding a plate of sushi were posted on social media on Thursday in a show of support for Tokyo after reports that <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/changing-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">China<\/a><\/span> will halt Japanese seafood imports.<\/p>\n<p> The row between Japan and China was triggered by new Japanese <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sanae-takaichi-japan-prime-minister-heavy-metal-drums\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi<\/a><\/span> suggesting this month that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p> China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to use force to bring the self-ruled island under its control.<\/p>\n<p> Lai, an outspoken <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-taiwan-war-games-us-japan-military-alliance-south-china-sea-tension\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">defender of Taiwan&#8217;s sovereignty<\/a><\/span> who is often sharply criticized by Chinese officials for his stance, has accused Beijing of &#8220;severely&#8221; affecting regional peace in the escalating spat.<\/p>\n<p> A photo of a smiling Lai holding a plate of sushi was posted on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Today&#8217;s lunch is sushi and miso soup,&#8221; a message posted with the photo said, along with the hashtag #Yellowtail from Kagoshima and scallops from Hokkaido.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/20\/5d59bb5b-f9cc-4fcc-bb03-96633b1a7758\/thumbnail\/620x355g3\/0dffc90e54b161b4aa699364ab732347\/taiwan-lai-japan-china-sushi.jpg#\" alt=\"taiwan-lai-japan-china-sushi.jpg \" height=\"355\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/20\/5d59bb5b-f9cc-4fcc-bb03-96633b1a7758\/thumbnail\/620x355g3\/0dffc90e54b161b4aa699364ab732347\/taiwan-lai-japan-china-sushi.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/20\/5d59bb5b-f9cc-4fcc-bb03-96633b1a7758\/thumbnail\/1240x710g3\/d8220ae4b3f96e99ca1d426ef917977a\/taiwan-lai-japan-china-sushi.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Photos posted on social media by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, Nov. 20, 2025, show him eating what he described as a lunch of sushi and miso soup from Japan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                X\/Lai Ching-te<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Similar photos were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChingteLai\/status\/1991368883002044744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted on Lai&#8217;s X account<\/a>, with the message and hashtag written in Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>A video of Lai suggesting to followers that now &#8220;might be a good time to eat Japanese cuisine&#8221; was also shared on his Instagram page.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;It fully shows the strong friendship between Taiwan and Japan,&#8221; Lai said as he held the plate of sushi.<\/p>\n<p> China&#8217;s foreign ministry branded Lai&#8217;s posts a &#8220;stunt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> The posts followed media reports in Tokyo on Wednesday that China will suspend Japanese seafood imports. Neither government has confirmed the move.<\/p>\n<p> China has already summoned Tokyo&#8217;s ambassador and advised its citizens against travel to Japan after the clash over Takaichi&#8217;s comments. The release of at least two Japanese movies will also be postponed in China, according to state media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2022\/08\/09\/db2d676b-b4fd-4f14-8daf-4ec49471ac61\/china-taiwan-map-974952064.jpg#\" alt=\"china-taiwan-map-974952064.jpg \" width=\"924\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2022\/08\/09\/db2d676b-b4fd-4f14-8daf-4ec49471ac61\/china-taiwan-map-974952064.jpg 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Mainland China and territory controlled by the Chinese government is show in yellow, while territory claimed by, but uncontrolled by Beijing, including Taiwan, is depicted in brown on this map.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Getty\/iStock<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Monday, Japan said it <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/japan-china-tension-taiwan-war-takaichi-intervention\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">scrambled aircraft after detecting a suspected Chinese drone<\/a><\/span> near the southern island of Yonaguni, which is close to Taiwan, over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday that Japan should &#8220;behave with dignity&#8221; and take &#8220;concrete actions,&#8221; including retracting Takaichi&#8217;s statement, to repair ties.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Simply asserting that its position (on Taiwan) remains unchanged does nothing to address China&#8217;s concerns,&#8221; she said at a regular news conference.<\/p>\n<p> U.S. ambassador to Japan George Glass vowed that Washington would stand by Tokyo during the dispute.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Coercion is a hard habit to break for Beijing,&#8221; Glass wrote Thursday in a social media post. &#8220;But just as the United States stood by Japan during China&#8217;s last unwarranted ban on Japanese seafood, we will be there for our ally again this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said last week his country&#8217;s position on Taiwan was &#8220;unchanged&#8221; despite Takaichi&#8217;s remarks.<\/p>\n<p> Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) &#8220;has used tactics such as economic coercion and military intimidation to bully other countries&#8221; but urged Taiwanese to travel to Japan and buy Japanese products.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;At this critical moment we must support Japan to be able to stabilize the situation, to stop the CCP&#8217;s bullying behavior,&#8221; he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News foreign correspondent Anna Coren said Wednesday that there was no apparent off-ramp manifesting to ease the tension between Tokyo and Beijing. 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