The Japanese government on Monday warned citizens visiting China to increase their safety precautions and avoid visiting crowded areas, essentially a tit-for-tat response to China’s similar travel advisory for Japan.

Both warnings were part of an escalating diplomatic feud over Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s remarks on Taiwan in early November.

“Pay attention to your surroundings and avoid as much as possible squares where large crowds gather or places that are likely to be identified as being used by many Japanese people,” the Japanese embassy in China said in its advisory on Monday.

Japanese government spokesman Kihara Minoru…

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