Japan has warned its citizens in China to be careful about their safety and avoid crowds, amid a diplomatic crisis following the new Japanese Prime Minister’s statements about… Hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
Sanae Takaishi … The first woman to rule Japan said two weeks ago before Parliament that an armed operation carried out by China against Taiwan could justify sending forces to support that democratic island that Beijing claims and does not rule out regaining it by force.
“Pay attention to your surroundings and avoid as much as possible squares where large crowds gather or places where many Japanese people may frequent,” the Japanese Embassy in China said in a statement posted on its website on Monday.
Minoru Kihara, Japanese government spokesman, added on Tuesday that this recommendation was issued “based on a comprehensive assessment of the political situation, including the security situation in the country or region concerned, as well as social conditions.”
In his remarks to lawmakers on November 7, Takaishi justified his position under the law “Legitimate collective defense” stipulated in a Japanese law issued in 2015. Taiwan is only about a hundred kilometers away from the nearest Japanese island.
The Chinese embassy in Tokyo later considered these statements “openly provocative towards Taiwan, and seriously harmful to the climate of exchange between peoples.”
Beijing also called on Chinese citizens to do so “Avoid traveling to Japan in the near future”Which caused a decline in Japanese stocks on the stock exchange related to tourism and distribution on Monday.
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