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China is trying to impose economic costs on Japan for wading into the issue of Taiwan. But experts say the escalating dispute could ultimately hurt China too.
The diplomatic row triggered by Japanese prime minister Takaichi’s provocative remarks on Taiwan on November 7, far from subsiding, has escalated with mounting economic repercussions.
China accused Japan of threatening an armed intervention over Taiwan and said that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on the region challenge its core interests.
Trump’s hour-long conversation with President Xi Jinping marked their first direct contact since reaching a trade truce in South Korea, after both men skipped this weekend’s Group of 20 summit. Xi pressed his US counterpart on the issue of Taiwan,
Amid an escalating diplomatic row between China and Japan, a video was shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed a government minister saying Tokyo would revoke the visas of 42,000 Chinese nationals living in the country illegally.
While Japan is paying off today, Hilton sees India as the core market for the next decade, said Asia Pacific President Alan Watts.