{"id":286690,"date":"2025-11-16T12:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T12:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/286690\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T12:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T12:04:22","slug":"japan-urges-china-to-scale-back-response-in-taiwan-row-dw-11-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/286690\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan urges China to scale back response in Taiwan row \u2013 DW \u2013 11\/15\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japan<\/a> on Saturday urged China<\/a> to continue dialogue after Beijing warned its citizens against visiting Japan, Kyodo news agency reported.<\/p>\n

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japan had “conveyed the message to China and strongly asked it to take appropriate actions,” without elaborating, according to the report.<\/p>\n

“China’s view is not in line with Japan’s understanding. It is precisely because differences remain that multilayered communication between Japan and China is essential,” Kihara told reporters.<\/p>\n

Tokyo’s appeal comes amid a row over the new Japanese leader<\/a>‘s remarks on Taiwan<\/a>, a self-governing island China claims as its territory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why are China and the US so fixated on Taiwan?<\/p>\n

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Why is China warning its citizens against traveling to Japan?<\/p>\n

China cautioned its citizens against visiting Japan, a popular destination<\/a> for Chinese tourists, “in the near future” late Friday.<\/p>\n

“Recently, Japanese leaders have made blatantly provocative remarks regarding Taiwan, severely damaging the atmosphere for people-to-people exchanges,” China’s embassy in Japan said in a statement.<\/p>\n

It added that the situation presents “significant risks to the personal safety and lives of Chinese citizens in Japan.”<\/p>\n

Following the announcement, three Chinese airlines, Air China, China Southern and China Eastern, offered full refunds or changes to Japan itineraries for free through December 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why simply being Taiwanese could lead to war<\/p>\n

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What did Japan’s PM say about Taiwan?<\/p>\n

On November 7, Sanae Takaichi, who became prime minister last month<\/a>, said in parliament that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could amount to a “survival-threatening situation,” potentially requiring Japan to activate its forces in self-defense.<\/p>\n

She said if an emergency on the self-governing island<\/a> would entail “battleships and the use of force, then that could constitute a situation threatening the survival (of Japan), any way you slice it.”<\/p>\n

Under the security legislation passed in 2015, Japan can exercise collective self-defense under certain conditions.<\/p>\n

Her remarks have prompted strong objections from China.<\/p>\n

Despite the escalating diplomatic row, Takaichi has refused to withdraw her statement, which she defended as “consistent with the government’s traditional position.”<\/p>\n

But the new Japanese leader, who has been a vocal critic of China and its military build-up in the Asia-Pacific<\/a>, said she would refrain from making similar comments in the future.<\/p>\n

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