Tsuneyasu Takeda, 50, a writer and the grandson of Emperor Meiji, updated his X (formerly Twitter) on the 29th. He mentioned that the Chinese government issued a warning on March 14 to refrain from traveling to Japan. [Photo:] Protest in front of Chinese Embassy canceled In response to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statement in the Diet that a Taiwan contingency could be an existential crisis situation, Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Sun Yedong called the Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kenji Kanasugi, on the 13th to demand a retraction, calling the statement “extremely vicious” and suggesting the possibility of retaliation if he does not comply. This alert is also believed to be due to this influence. Quoting a news report on the matter, Mr. Takeda said, “This is the way of the Chinese Communist Party, which uses both candy and whips. We must not give in to such threats. In his opinion, “Japan is in trouble with overtourism, so this is a good opportunity for us.
