Sankei printed a Kyodo piece from Beijing on an article published by the South China Morning Post on a meeting between a senior Chinese diplomat and Japanese Ambassador to China Tarumi that was arranged hastily on Dec. 1 following former Prime Minister Abe’s comment that a Chinese attack on Taiwan would be “economic suicide.” The Chinese official allegedly warned that if Tokyo were to take additional steps regarding Taiwan, Beijing would have no choice but to “conduct a review” of the bilateral ties.