US EditionJapan warns citizens in China about safety as diplomatic crisis deepens
Japan's government advised citizens in China to avoid crowds and stay vigilant after tensions rose over Taiwan comments, with safety warnings based on security and social conditions.
- On Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japan warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks this month about a Chinese attack on Taiwan prompted the most serious diplomatic clash, with Beijing urging citizens to halt travel to Japan and refusing to meet her at this month's G20 summit in South Africa.
- On Sunday, Chinese coast guard ships sailed near islands Japan controls but claimed by China, and Japan's coast guard drove them away; the Japanese embassy in China on Monday urged citizens to stay alert and avoid travelling alone.
- Film distributors suspended the screening of at least two Japanese films in China, and heads of Japan's three business federations met Prime Minister Takaichi urging dialogue, with Yoshinobu Tsutsui saying political stability is crucial for economic exchange.
- Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Trade Minister, said there were no major changes in export controls on rare earths, as Cornell expert Allen Carlson warned the two countries now stand on a knife's edge.
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Japan Issues Safety Warning to Its Citizens in China Amid Escalating Tensions
The Japanese government warned its citizens in China on Tuesday to take enhanced safety precautions and avoid crowds, amid a deepening dispute between the neighboring Asian countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. The diplomatic crisis began when Takaichi told Japanese lawmakers this month that a Chinese attack on Taiwan that was seen as a “survival-threatening situation” to Japan would trigger a military respo…
Japan warns citizens in China as tensions escalate | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
BEIJING/TOKYO >> Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places, amid a deepening dispute between Asia’s two largest economies over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan.
Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks more clearly about the risk in the conflict over Taiwan than her predecessors. China promptly avenges itself with angry boycotts. Tokyo must solve a crisis whose trigger was perhaps just an accident.
Statements by the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concerning Taiwan, an island that Beijing claims, set the powder on fire.
The tension between Japan and China took a sharp turn this Monday, after Tokyo issued a security warning for its citizens on Chinese territory due to the deterioration of bilateral relations following controversial statements by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about the possibility of a conflict in Taiwan.Read more]]>
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