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Japan’s new female PM Sanae Takaichi ignited Beijing’s fury by suggesting Tokyo could militarily respond to a Chinese Taiwan attack.

Trump called Takaichi after speaking with Xi Jinping, reassuring the Japanese leader of U.S.-Japan alliance strength amid rising tensions.

China retaliated with economic pressure and canceled meetings, while the dispute escalated to the United Nations.

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who recently triggered China’s fury with a comment suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response, said Tuesday that she received a call from President Trump right after he spoke with China’s leader.

Takaichi, a hard-

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