Overview
- Masaaki Kanai, Japan’s Asia and Oceania bureau chief, will meet Chinese counterpart Liu Jinsong, Japanese media reported, as Tokyo seeks to cool the dispute.
- The China Coast Guard said a vessel formation conducted a “rights enforcement patrol” through the Japan-administered Senkaku/Diaoyu waters on Sunday.
- Taiwan’s defence ministry reported 30 Chinese aircraft and seven navy ships near the island over 24 hours, with released maps indicating drones flew close to Japan’s Yonaguni.
- Beijing advised Chinese citizens to avoid travel to Japan and, per local reports, urged students to reconsider studying there, while airlines offered free changes or refunds for Japan-bound tickets.
- China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced live-fire missile exercises in the Yellow Sea scheduled for Monday through Wednesday.