China criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for meeting with Taiwan officials on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and her subsequent social media posts about the discussions. "Those actions are egregious in nature and impact,” China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a Saturday statement on its website. "China expresses its firm opposition and has made serious demarches and protests to Japan.” Takaichi met Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on Friday