CHINA TO STREGTHEN ITS MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITIES OVER RISING TENSIONS

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• China to strengthen its maritime safety authorities over rising tensions.
• Fear engulfs the Asian nation and other countries, including Japan.
• The new legislation will allow China to order foreign vessels to leave what it ...

CHINA CALLS JAPAN’S RELEASE OF TREATED RADIOACTIVE WATER “EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE”

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• China calls Japan’s release of treated radioactive water “extremely irresponsible”.
• China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian commented the same.
• Zhao was found to reject Japan’s comp...

CHINA’S NEW COAST GUARD RULES ARE NOT AIMED AT A SPECIFIC COUNTRY

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• China’s new coast guard rules are not aimed at a specific country.
• China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced the same.
• China claims Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea are part of it...

TOURISTS’ WOES IN JAPAN AS PER CHINESE VISITORS

China accounts for highest number of tourists to Japan. The total number of Chinese visitors to Japan has increased by 14 per cent in 2019. In 2018 the number was 8.8 million and by the end of 2019, the number had nearly touched 10 million per year.

Japan has been titled the most favore...