Overview
- The China Coast Guard said a vessel formation conducted a “rights enforcement patrol” through waters of the Japan-administered Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands on Sunday.
- Taiwan’s defence ministry reported 30 PLA aircraft and seven navy ships around the island in the past 24 hours, with drones tracked near Japan’s Yonaguni.
- China urged citizens to avoid travel to Japan and advised students to reassess plans, as authorities also announced live-fire drills in the Yellow Sea for early next week.
- Tokyo has refused Beijing’s demand that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her remark, is seeking dialogue to steady ties, and is considering steps over the Osaka consul’s violent social media post.
- A Kyodo poll found Japanese voters split on exercising collective self-defence if China attacks Taiwan, while most support higher defence spending and Takaichi’s cabinet approval has risen.