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State Department Says US, Japan Alliance ‘Unshakable’ as CCP Ramps Up Threats

Takaichi rejects the demands from Beijing to retract her statement on Taiwan, saying it is consistent with Tokyo’s longstanding stance.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi explains economic measures to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images

Dorothy Li
11/21/2025|Updated: 11/21/2025


The United States is committed to Japan’s defense and opposes any attempts to alter Taiwan’s status through force or coercion, the Department of State said on Nov. 20.

The pledge marks the first statement from Washington since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dialed up economic and diplomatic pressure on Tokyo following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments that linked an armed conflict in the Taiwan Strait to a potential external threat to Japan.

Amid rising tensions, the CCP continued to sail its large, heavily armed coast guard vessels in waters near Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea, called Diaoyu by Beijing and Senkaku by Tokyo.

In a statement on X, State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the U.S. commitment to the US–Japan alliance and Japan’s defense is “unwavering,” including with regards to Japan-administered Senkaku.

“The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific,” Pigott said. “We firmly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo, including through force or coercion, in the Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, or South China Sea.”


Japan PM Rejects CCP’s Demands

Facing escalating threats from the CCP, Takaichi was asked on Nov. 21 whether she plans to retract her earlier comments in parliament, where she described a Taiwan contingency as a potential “survival-threatening situation” for Japan—a designation that might enable Japan to exercise its right to self-defense.

In response, Takaichi told reporters that the government would make “a comprehensive assessment” of all available information regarding what situations qualify as an existential crisis, evaluating the specifics of actual circumstances as they occur.

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