US EditionJapan Stocks Plunge as China Issues Travel Warning Over Taiwan
- On Nov 17, China's Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassy and consulates in Japan warned citizens to avoid travel, prompting Air China, China Southern and China Eastern to offer refunds through December 31 as tourism-linked markets fell.
- Earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested an armed attack on Taiwan could justify sending troops under collective self-defence, prompting Beijing's formal diplomatic protests.
- On Nov 14, both capitals summoned ambassadors after the Chinese consul-general in Osaka Xue Jian posted an inflammatory comment, prompting Japan's ruling party to seek persona non grata status.
- Analysts estimate the advisory could cut 2.2 trillion yen from Japan's economy as Chinese tourists spent 590 billion yen in Q3 and almost 7.5 million visited in early 2025.
- Japan dispatched a senior Foreign Ministry official to China on Monday to ease tensions, with the G-20 leaders' summit offering a potential meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang; past cases like the 2012 boycott and 2017 THAAD retaliation highlight risks of wider economic retaliation.
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Japan sends ambassador to China, hoping to resolve the situation. The Japanese Prime Minister's remarks on Taiwan have angered China and put heavy pressure on Japan.
Taipei Times
Business TimesChina media call for economic reprisals in spat with Japan
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
Those who are angry with China must now expect tough measures. This not only had to feel Johann Wadephul, but also Japan. Both had angered Beijing on the Taiwan question. What in the past only had sharp words, now has tangible consequences.
In an attempt to calm the escalating dispute with China, Japan is sending a senior official to Beijing. Diplomatic relations between the two countries are strained by the Japanese Prime Minister's statements about Taiwan. Sanae Takaichi said last week that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could potentially "create a situation threatening Japan's survival," a qualification that allows for the deployment of military personnel under Japanese law. In resp…
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