China urged its people to stay away from Japan and issued a series of stern warnings as the diplomatic spat sparked by Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan threatened to derail bilateral ties.
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that the new Japanese prime minister’s “blatantly provocative remarks on Taiwan” had “further damaged the atmosphere for people-to-people exchanges, creating additional risks to the safety and security of Chinese citizens” in the East Asian country, CNN reported. It reminded citizens to “refrain from visiting Japan for the time being”.
