Japan and China shifting toward selective economic dependence
One year into an ongoing political row, the neighbors are continuing to look for new opportunities while cutting risks.
Since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's parliamentary remarks on a potential Taiwan crisis infuriated Beijing a year ago, Japan and China have shifted toward selective economic dependence. On November 7, 2025, Takaichi commented during a Lower House Budget Committee meeting that the Self-Defense Forces might be deployed under the collective self-defense right in worst-case scenarios, such as a Chinese naval blockade of Taiwan.
She described this as a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan. In response, China imposed export restrictions and other measures against Japan.
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