Overview
- China began live-fire exercises in the Yellow Sea running through Wednesday, with maritime notices restricting navigation around a delineated zone.
- Beijing issued an advisory urging Chinese citizens to avoid travel to Japan, citing deteriorated exchange conditions and alleged threats against Chinese nationals.
- Chinese carriers introduced flexible rebooking and refunds, and Japanese media reported about 491,000 ticket cancellations to Japan since Saturday alongside suspended tour sales.
- Tokyo sent senior diplomat Masaaki Kanai to Beijing to underscore that Japan’s policy on Taiwan remains unchanged and to explore ways to ease tensions.
- China has sustained formal protests and sharp public criticism, state outlets signaled tougher posture, and no meeting is planned between Li Qiang and Takaichi at this week’s G20 as Takaichi declines to retract her comments.