US EditionChina warns Japan of 'crushing' defeat, tells Chinese citizens to shun visits
- On Saturday, Japan lodged a diplomatic protest after China advised its citizens on Friday to refrain from traveling to Japan, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara saying Tokyo had conveyed its objections and urged China to take "appropriate measures."
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's parliamentary remarks about Taiwan prompted Beijing's strong reaction, as she said a Chinese attack could be a "survival-threatening" situation and defended her stance despite later removing some comments.
- Beijing's embassy in Japan warned, `Recently, Japanese leaders have made blatantly provocative remarks regarding Taiwan, severely damaging the atmosphere for people-to-people exchanges`, and urged Chinese nationals against visiting Japan 'in the near future,' prompting Chinese airlines to offer refunds through December 31.
- Tokyo and Beijing have summoned each other's envoys and exchanged reprimands, while domestic pressure in Japan includes calls to declare China's consul-general in Osaka Xue Jian persona non grata.
- China's claim on Taiwan and its drills heighten the strategic backdrop for worsening bilateral ties, as Japan's fragile relations could worsen under Sanae Takaichi, who supports military strengthening to counter Beijing.
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Tensions between Japan and China are increasing. The latest trigger was Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi's statement that her country will defend itself in the event of a military escalation of the Taiwan conflict. A Chinese diplomat then threatened the politician with death in an online chat. Now the Chinese Embassy warns its citizens of travelling to Japan.
Japan and China continue to spar over Takaichi's Taiwan remarks
The Japanese and Chinese governments continue to trade words over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about a role for Japan in a Taiwan contingency, with the Japanese government protesting the Chinese government’s issuance of a travel warning about Japan to its citizens. This exchange followed each government’s summoning the other’s ambassador for reprimands. On Friday, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign […] The post Japan and China continue to sp…
On the evening of Friday, the Chinese embassy in Tokyo calls on its citizens to "avoid" going to Japan, following remarks made by the new Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Taiwan.
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