China warns citizens against Japan travel as Taiwan spat escalates
Pacific Asia • Nov 17, 2025, 3:56 PM
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Relations between Japan and China remain tense after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. The conflict is taking an economic toll , after Beijing issued a warning against travelling to its eastern neighbour, a message they have doubled down on. Gabrielle Nadler has the story.
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Taiwan tensions: China-Japan row hits trade and travel amid escalating rhetoric
Pacific Asia • 5:20 PM
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Tensions between Japan and China are escalating after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Japan might defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion. In response, Beijing has suspended Japanese seafood imports and issued travel warnings, prompting Japan to
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Japanese seafood caught up in escalating diplomatic dispute with China
Pacific Asia • 3:14 PM
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China has announced it will ban all imports of Japanese seafood, two government officials in Tokyo said on Wednesday, in what appears to be the latest salvo in an escalating diplomatic dispute between Asia's top two economies. Story by Bryan Quinn.
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China's toilet revolution: World toilet day aims to promote clean sanitation for all
Pacific Asia • 10:54 AM
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Today marks World Toilet Day, a day that seeks to inspire actions to tackle what the UN refers to as a global sanitation crisis, with some 3.4 billion people living without safe sanitation. In China this year also marks 10 years since Chinese President X
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China says 'no market' for Japan seafood imports amid Taiwan spat
Pacific Asia • 10:47 AM
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China will suspend Japanese seafood imports, media in Tokyo reported Wednesday as a row sparked by comments about Taiwan deepens, although neither government confirmed the move. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Beijing, Jan Camenzind Broomby.
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