A Chinese official threatened to behead the Japanese prime minister after she suggested Japan could become involved in a war over Taiwan.

Takayuki Kobayashi, the ruling party's policy chief, urged the government on Tuesday to expel Xue if Beijing showed no effort to resolve the situation. Prominent opposition lawmaker Kenta Izumi also called for Xue's quick expulsion.

Japan and China are locked in a diplomatic row after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan could pose a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan. The remark, based on a 2015 security law,

Today, Takaichi said her comment was referring to the “worst-case scenario” for Taiwan. As it echoed the views of the Japanese government, Takaichi said she would not retract the statement. However, she did vow to exercise greater caution when commenting on a “Taiwan contingency” in the future.

A spat between China and Japan over Japanese Premier Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan comments showed no signs of abating on Wednesday after a series of vitriolic articles in Chinese state media and calls in Tokyo to expel a Chinese diplomat.

Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) signed a pair of MoUs (memorandum of understanding) with two separate companies on the second day of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) – Japan’s K2 Pictures and Taiwanese games industry investor Lunta Ventures.

Slate also includes flagship drama series The Fame; Taiwan-Korea romance film The Photo From 1977 and action film Dangling, starring Austin Lin.

Japan said on Monday it had complained to China about "extremely inappropriate" remarks by one of its diplomats towards Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.