Japan calls China’s travel warning contradictory amid Taiwan tensions
Government spokesman Minoru Kihara said such recommendations from China appear to "discourage personal exchanges and are completely contradictory to a recent agreement" between the nations’ leaders on a "strategic and mutually beneficial relationship" and "constructive and stable ties."
Separately, senior Japanese diplomat Masaaki Kanai, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, is visiting China for talks expected Tuesday. He will emphasize that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has not altered Japan’s stance as stated in the 1972 joint communique recognizing the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government, government sources said.
Amid China’s advisory against travel to Japan, data showed that Japan’s economy, the world’s fourth largest, shrank 0.4% in the third quarter in inflation-adjusted terms, an annualized decline of 1.8%. More than 6.7 million Chinese visited Japan in the first eight months of 2025.
The Chinese Embassy in Japan said Monday that Beijing is "willing to make every effort to strive for the peaceful reunification of both sides of the Taiwan Straits" but will "never promise to renounce the use of force, nor leave any room for any form of 'Taiwan independence' separatist activities."
"We will not make any compromise or concession to any external interference, and will retain the option to take all necessary measures," the embassy said.
"If Japan dares to interfere in China's reunification cause, or dares to attempt an armed intervention in the cross-Straits situation under the pretext of a 'survival-threatening situation,' it would be an act of aggression and definitely meet a firm response from China," it added.
Earlier this month, Takaichi said that any Chinese military action against Taiwan – including a naval blockade – could qualify as a "survival-threatening situation," enabling Japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense.
On Friday, China advised its nationals to avoid visiting Japan following Takaichi’s remarks, prompting Tokyo to lodge a protest on Saturday.
Separately, on Sunday, the China Coast Guard patrolled territorial waters of the disputed Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, which China refers to as the Diaoyu Islands. Tokyo’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara called the move "a violation of international law" and confirmed a strong protest was lodged through diplomatic channels.
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