Overview
- China’s embassy in Tokyo urged citizens not to travel to Japan, citing considerable personal safety risks linked to recent Taiwanese-related comments by Japanese politicians.
- Air China and other Chinese carriers offered full refunds for Japan-bound tickets through December 31, signaling immediate pressure on tourism flows.
- Beijing summoned Japan’s ambassador and demanded that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract comments suggesting Japan could act under collective self-defence if China attacked Taiwan, warning of a hard response to interference.
- Tokyo summoned China’s ambassador to lodge a strong protest after Osaka consul Xue Jian posted, then deleted, a violent message targeting Takaichi.
- Japan reiterated that its stance corresponds to the 1972 One‑China communique, while the United States approved about $330 million in aircraft parts and support for Taiwan.