TOKYO REFUSES TO BACK DOWN AS JAPAN-CHINA CRISIS SIMMERS OVER TAIWAN

Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places, amid a deepening dispute between Asia’s two largest economies over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan.

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Takaichi sparked the most serious diplomatic clash in years when she told Japanese lawmakers this month that a Chinese attack on Taiwan threatening Japan’s survival could trigger a military response. A senior Japanese official met his counterpart in Beijing on Tuesday to try and tamp down the tension, but no