Taiwan has accused China of carrying out a "multifaceted attack" on Japan in a fresh twist to a growing Asian war of words.
Speaking to reporters in New Taipei, the country's President Lai Ching-Te said: "I call on the international community to continue paying close attention and I also urge China to exercise restraint and demonstrate the conduct befitting a major power, rather than becoming a troublemaker for regional peace and stability."
Meanwhile, Beijing has urged its citizens not to even set foot on Japanese soil - a popular holiday hotspot for Chinese tourists.
The Japanese Government then hit back at the travel advisory warning and has since lodged a formal protest.
China urged its citizens to avoid setting foot on Japanese soil
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told Beijing to take "appropriate measures" and stressed the two old rivals should maintain communication with one another.
In response to the travel warning, Japanese stocks related to tourism and retail have taken a hit.
Chinese nationals make up a significant proportion of tourists visiting Japan.
Chinese nationals make up a significant proportion of tourists visiting Japan
| GETTYBut just days ago, Beijing deployed its drones and naval vessels to waters near Japan after issuing a deadly warning to the country's PM.
Tensions between the two nations have risen in recent days after new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tokyo could take military action if China launched an attack on Taiwan.
"If there are battleships and the use of force, no matter how you think about it, it could constitute a survival-threatening situation," she said.
The phrase "survival-threatening situation" is a legal term introduced under Japan's 2015 security law and refers to any attack on the nation or its allies which could present an existential threat.
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The Japanese Prime Minister made the comments just days after holding her debut meeting with China's President Xi.
That did not stop China's consul-general in Osaka threatening to cut Ms Takaichi's "dirty neck".
The CCP launched a furious attack on Ms Takaichi on state-run media, threatening to destroy Japan if it became involved in a conflict over Taiwan.
A state television commentary said: “If Sanae Takaichi refuses to repent, Japan will be eternally doomed."
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tokyo could take military action if China launched an attack on Taiwan
| REUTERSOver the weekend, the Chinese coastguard has said it carried out a "rights-enforcement patrol" close to the Diaoyu Islands, a disputed territory known as the Senkaku Islands to Japan.
Despite the islands being officially administered by Japan, the CCP has frequently claimed to have a territorial claim over them.
On Monday, a drone believed to have originated from China flew over the stretch of ocean between Taiwan and the Japanese island of Yonaguni.
Japan's defence ministry said it was forced to scramble a fighter aircraft in response.
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