Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung has pledged full support for Japan as tensions escalate with China over comments made by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Beijing has signaled plans to ban all imports of Japanese seafood and urged Chinese citizens to avoid traveling to Japan,

China has announced its decision to once again ban the import of seafood from Japan, as the diplomatic dispute between the two countries escalates.

China escalated its retaliation against Japan, suspending imports of Japanese seafood and halting approvals for new films — the latest signs that their diplomatic spat is far from over.

From China’s point of view, the Japanese Prime Minister’s remarks on Taiwan test a red line - a trigger that sets this dispute apart from past flare-ups, analysts say.

China’s recent naval deployment around Japan comes on the heels of a war of words between Beijing and newly-elected Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi over Taiwan.

An opening attempt to cool tensions between China and Japan appears to have fallen flat, signaling that the diplomatic spat is likely to drag on and stoking concerns about further strain in economic ties.

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed his support for Japan on Thursday with a lunch of Japanese-sourced sushi, after China indicated it would ban all imports of the country's seafood in an escalating dispute over the Chinese-claimed island.