Abe Warns China Invading Taiwan Would Be ‘Economic Suicide’
- Ex-PM gives speech by video link to audience in Taiwan
- China slams Abe for ‘flagrantly’ making wrong remarks
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said China should be aware that any crisis with Taiwan would pull in Japan and its ally the U.S., warning of the disastrous effect on the economy of any military action.
The comments drew a protest from Beijing and were some of the most pointed by a prominent Tokyo politician on tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Delivering a speech by video to an audience in Taiwan on Wednesday, Abe said actions of an increasingly powerful China toward Japan and Taiwan were likely to become more complex, blurring the line between war and peace.