China warns citizens against Japan travel
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments about Taiwan have prompted the Chinese government to warn against traveling to Japan.
Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.
A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.
Major Chinese airlines said Saturday they will allow passengers to cancel or change Japan-bound flights free of charge after the Ch
China and Japan have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands, which Beijing calls Diaoyu and Tokyo calls the Senkaku. The Japanese Embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Reporting by Joe Cash and Liam Mo; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
Japan is trying to revive its wartime militarism and repeat the mistakes of history with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan, China's top newspaper, People's Daily, said on Friday. Takai