China has advised its citizens to avoid travel to Japan amid tensions sparked by remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
They suggest Japan's possible military intervention in defense of Taiwan, an island Beijing considers its breakaway province, AFP reported.
"Recently, Japanese leaders have made openly provocative statements regarding Taiwan, which has seriously damaged the climate of people-to-people exchanges," the Chinese embassy in Tokyo said on social media today.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese embassy and consulates in Japan urge Chinese citizens to avoid traveling to Japan in the near future," it added in the statement.