Diplomatic row: Japan issues safety alert as tensions with China deepens

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China lodged a strong protest with Japan over PM Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments, prompting heightened safety warnings for Japanese citizens in China.

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00:00China has once again lodged a strong protest against Japan over remarks by Prime Minister

00:06Sanayi Takechi on Taiwan, saying they threaten China's core interests and regional stability.

00:13Amid the deepening diplomatic dispute, Japan warns its citizens in China

00:17to step up safety precautions as nationalist sentiment rises.

00:24Japanese Foreign Ministry official Masaaki Kanai arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet

00:29senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jensong in a bid to ease tensions.

00:33Beijing pressed for Takechi to retract her remarks, but Japan's top government spokesperson,

00:39Minoru Kihara, indicated Tokyo has no plans to do so.

00:43China viewed Takechi's comments on a potential military response to a Taiwan attack as violating

00:48its core interests, while Tokyo defended them as consistent with Japanese security laws.

00:54The rao has already spilled into the public sphere, with anti-Japanese rhetoric surging

00:58on Chinese social media.

01:01Tokyo has advised its citizens to avoid crowded areas and traveling groups.

01:06China has similarly urged its citizens to avoid travel to Japan, a move expected to hit Japan's

01:11tourism sector, with Chinese visitors making up nearly a quarter of all arrivals.

01:17More than 10 Chinese airlines have offered refunds for Japan-bound routes through December,

01:21while Sichuan Airlines has canceled plans for Chengdu-Sapporo route until at least March.

01:27Film distributors in China have also suspended screenings of at least two Japanese films,

01:32a move state broadcaster CCTV described as a prudent decision amid rising domestic sentiment.

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