Overview
- Japan’s embassy in China urged nationals to avoid crowds, not travel alone, stay alert and take extra care with children in a new safety advisory.
- China extended live-fire exercises in the Yellow Sea through November 25, with authorities imposing daily navigation bans in specified zones.
- Beijing’s travel warnings prompted airlines and agencies to offer refunds and suspend trips to Japan, with about 491,000 ticket cancellations reported.
- Senior envoys met in Beijing without visible progress; Tokyo signaled it will not retract Takaichi’s comments as no meeting with Li Qiang is planned at the G20.
- China also filed a formal protest over the US approval of a $330 million sale of military spare parts to Taiwan, warning it would take necessary measures.