Japan seeks to calm escalating row with China over Taiwan
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Japan on Monday (November 17) moved to tamp down an escalating row with China over Taiwan that has prompted Beijing to urge its citizens to stay away from its East Asian neighbor.
Breakdown
- Japan is working to cool tensions with China after comments about Taiwan led Beijing to warn its citizens against travel to Japan.
- The dispute began after Prime Minister Sanai Takaichi suggested Japan might respond militarily to a Chinese attack on Taiwan. 37s
- Senior Japanese diplomat Masaaki Kanai traveled to China to clarify that the remarks do not signal a change in Japan's security policy. 52s
- China's Premier Li Qiang will not meet the Japanese Prime Minister at the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa. 1m 43s
- Tourism-related Japanese shares fell sharply, and analysts estimate the travel boycott could reduce Japan's GDP by 0.36 percent annually. 1m 53s