The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the snap election on February 8 confirms that China’s attempt to punish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has backfired. Beijing was angry about Takaichi’s Taiwan-related remarks in November. Beijing presumably hoped that, as many observers predicted, Takaichi’s tenure as prime minister would be short, perhaps making way for […]
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