BEIJING: A spat between China and Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan comments showed no signs of abating on Wednesday (Nov 12) after a series of vitriolic articles in Chinese state media and calls in Tokyo to expel a Chinese diplomat. Takaichi sparked the furore with remarks in parliament last week that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could amount to a "survival-threatening situation" and trigger a potential military response from Tokyo. That drew a formal protest from China