A post on a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday called Takaichi a “troublemaker” and warned that she would “have to pay the price” if she continued to “spew shit without any boundaries”.
Meanwhile, senior political figures in Tokyo have called for the expulsion of China’s Consul General in Osaka, Xue Jian, who shared a news article about Takaichi’s remarks and commented: “The dirty head that sticks itself in must be cut off.”
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called Xue’s comment “regrettable”.
Japan will “continue to strongly urge the Chinese side to take appropriate action so that this does not affect the broad direction of Japan-China relations,” Motegi said at a press conference on Wednesday in Canada, on the sidelines of a G7 meeting.
He did not give an answer when asked if Xue should be expelled.
