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.

In response to a question that many Chinese people believe that on the Taiwan question, Japan bears historical crimes and is the least qualified party to speak of any "contingency," regarding Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks about the so-called "Taiwan contingency,

Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if Beijing attacks Taiwan.

Japanese tourism and retail stocks fell on Monday after China warned its citizens not to travel to the country as Tokyo and Beijing remain locked in a row over Taiwan.

The Japanese public is divided on whether Japan should exercise its right to collective self-defence if China attacks Taiwan, a Kyodo news agency poll found on Sunday.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments about Taiwan have prompted the Chinese government to warn against traveling to Japan.

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Tensions spiraled on Nov. 8, when Takaichi said that a Chinese attempt to seize Taiwan by force would constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan.