Taiwan President Shows Support for Japan in China Dispute With Sushi Lunch

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2025. Ann Wang/ReutersTAIPEI—Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed his support for Japan on Thursday with a lunch of Japanese-sourced sushi, after the Chinese regime indicated it would halt all imports of the country’s seafood in an escalating dispute over the Chinese-claimed island.Tensions between the two countries ignited after new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said this month that a Chinese attack on Taiwan threatening Japan’s survival could trigger a military response.