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‘Egregious’: Beijing criticises new Japanese PM Takaichi for meeting Taiwanese official

Cs news2 months ago02 mins

Beijing has protested to Tokyo over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s contact with a former senior Taiwanese politician on the sidelines of the Apec summit in South Korea, describing the action as “egregious”. Takaichi posted photos of herself meeting Lin Hsin-i on social media on Friday and Saturday, referring to him as “senior adviser to the…

Japan’s stocks zoom, yen slumps as Takaichi win dims BOJ hike bets

Cs news3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

By Rocky Swift and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday, while the yen and long-term bonds plunged as Sanae Takaichi was all but confirmed to become the country’s next premier, stoking bets on a revival in big spending and loose monetary policy. The Nikkei 225 Index soared 5%…