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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Britain on Friday to uphold the "one-China" principle, as Beijing seeks to rally support in its worst diplomatic dispute with Tokyo in years over democratically-governed Taiwan.

Chinese action against Taiwan would be an “act of war that sparks a global crisis”, said The Wall Street Journal. “It would provoke a military response by Taiwan, force President Trump to decide whether the US military should help defend the island, disrupt global trade and impel European nations to impose punishing sanctions on Beijing.”

TOKYO >> President Donald Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoid further escalation in a dispute with China during a call this week, two Japanese government sources with knowledge of the matter said.

China on Wednesday accused the United States of violating the United Nations Charter after Washington announced a visa policy that targeted people from Central American countries who work with Beijing.

China has issued a sharp new warning after a New Zealand naval tanker quietly crossed the Taiwan Strait, a move Beijing claims risks “stirring up trouble” in one of the world’s most volatile flashpoints.

President Donald Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year.

China responds after Japanese newspaper reports that Tokyo views China’s first electromagnetic catapult-equipped carrier as priority target in event of attack on Taiwan - Anadolu Ajansı

Foreign ministry and state media turn up the heat on Tokyo as countries continue to clash over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments.

[MANILA] Red and gold lanterns swayed above the narrow corridors of Diliman College in Quezon City, Metro Manila, where paper dragons snaked across the walls, and a papier-mache woman in traditional Filipino attire stood nearby.

Trump’s back-to-back calls with Xi and Takaichi did nothing to temper Beijing’s pressure campaign on Tokyo over Taiwan.