China Tells Tourists to Avoid Japan — Feud Escalates over PM Takaichi Sanae's Taiwan Support

The bulletin followed a travel advisory from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday warning of “unstable public security in Japan and multiple illegal and criminal incidents targeting Chinese nationals since the beginning of this year.” The Global Times claimed “opposition to Takaichi’s remarks in the Diet is intensifying” and the “Japanese government is distressed” by China’s punishing response — which could escalate even further to denying Japan access to exports such as rare earth minerals. In reality, the Chinese forces who did most of the fighting against Japan were aligned with the Kuomintang and they were so weakened from the effort that the communists were able to seize control of China and drive them into exile.

Author: John Hayward

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