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Livestreaming Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 2 PM ET
Escalating Tensions Between China and Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, remarked that a Chinese attack on Taiwan, threatening Japan’s survival, could trigger a military response. A Chinese diplomat in Osaka fired off a text, now deleted, about cutting off heads. Now, pushback is escalating on both sides, including trade, tourism, and entertainment.
Join Dr. Yun Sun, Senior Fellow and Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, along with moderator Amb. Joseph DeTrani, commentator and former six-party talks envoy, and Georgetown University security studies professor Dr. Alexandre Mansourov as they examine what happens when diplomacy’s “strategic ambiguity” becomes explicit.
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