U.S. lawmakers rebuke China's "coercion" of Japan amid spat over Taiwan

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have submitted a resolution condemning China for its use of "economic, military and diplomatic coercion" against Japan over Taiwan.The resolution, introduced Wednesday by Pete Ricketts and Chris Coons, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia Subcommittee, respectively, also expressed "unwavering support" for the U.S.-Japan alliance.The move came as China maintains its hard-line stance toward Japan in the wake of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks in parliament last month. She suggested an attack on Taiwan could constitut…READ FULL ARTICLE