China and Japan have been locked in an escalating row, set off by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi's suggestion earlier this month that Japan could respond with its own self-defence force if China attacked Taiwan. In response, a Chinese diplomat made a comment which some interpreted as a threat to behead Takaichi.

Relations between the two neighbours have soured recently after Takaichi became the first sitting Japanese leader in decades to publicly link a Taiwan Strait crisis with the possible deployment of Japanese troops.

Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular conference that Takaichi's remarks attempt to interfere in the situation in the Taiwan Strait, deny the outcomes of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and revive militarism.

Analysis: With relations between China and Japan plummeting to their worst level in decades, experts tell Arpan Rai it now falls to new PM Sanae Takaichi to navigate her way out of a potentially damag

Japan is mounting a broad diplomatic effort to ease tensions with China after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan sparked a sharp backlash from Beijing that raised fears of a breakdown in economic ties.

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

Japan's two largest carriers have not seen any significant decline in demand on Mainland China operations, days after Beijing "solemnly reminded" its citizens not to travel to Japan amid a deepening diplomatic spat.

China has warned its citizens against traveling to Japan as it escalates a backlash over comments by the country’s prime minister about the island of Taiwan.

Tokyo's foreign envoy has reportedly left the Chinese foreign ministry building in Beijing without responding to questions from the media. Masaaki Kanai had met his Chinese counterpart Liu Jinsong to lay out Tokyo's position on Taiwan.

The postponement comes barely two weeks after remarks about Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sparked a heated response from China and kicked off the most serious diplomatic clash between the two East Asian powers in years.