Japan warns citizens in China as tensions escalate

Japan and China have entered a sharp diplomatic dispute after Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi suggested an attack on Taiwan would be an "existential threat" to regional security, remarks that Beijing called damaging to bilateral ties. Beijing responded with strong rhetoric, formal protest and measures that included urging citizens to avoid travel to Japan and suspending some cultural exchanges, and Chinese travellers reportedly cancelled hundreds of thousands of Japan-bound tickets. In reaction, Japan's embassy in Beijing repeated a safety notice for Japanese citizens in China asking them to remain vigilant and take precautions, and Tokyo dispatched a senior official to Beijing in a bid to defuse the dispute. The row has produced immediate economic effects on airlines, tourism-related firms and cultural events while prompting business leaders in Japan to call for a diplomatic resolution.

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