Japan, China and Taiwan
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Japan to dispatch senior envoy to China, NHK says, as travel warning drives tourism selloff in Tokyo
Japan's tourism-related stocks fell amid worsening diplomatic standoff between the two nations after Beijing issued a travel and study advisory.
Amid the brewing diplomatic feud between Japan and China, Beijing on Sunday sent Coast Guard ships to patrol near islands claimed by both nations.
Japan is set to send a senior diplomat to China in a bid to soothe tensions, public broadcaster NHK reported Monday, after China ratcheted up its response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments over Taiwan.
Also in today’s newsletter, foreign investors return to Chinese stocks, and Gazprom forges ahead with China pipeline
Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.
China warned students planning to study in Japan of heightened risks for Chinese citizens in the country as a diplomatic spat sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan shows no sign of easing.