How is Japan and China's spat affecting the economy?

日中争端如何影响经济?

World Business Report

2025-11-18

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Shares in Japanese retail and travel-related companies have fallen sharply in Tokyo, after China urged its citizens not to visit the country. The tensions spiked after Japan’s prime minister suggested Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked Taiwan, which China claims is its sovereign territory. Meanwhile, why has Bitcoin lost more than $600 billion in market value, just weeks after hitting a record high? And for Bridget Jones fans, the rom-com icon is getting her own statue, joining the likes of Harry Potter and Paddington Bear on a new trail celebrating 100 years of British cinema. Presenter: Leanna Byrne Producer: Niamh Mc Dermott Editor: Justin Bones
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  • A diplomatic crisis between China and Japan hits Tokyo's stocks.

  • It's world business express from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Liana Byrne.

  • Bitcoin dips and wipes off hundreds of billions in value and one of Britain's most successful movie franchises gets a statue in London.

  • Let's start with a geopolitical row that's quickly turning into an economic one.

  • China is threatening real retaliation against Japan from sanctions to squeezing tourism after comments by Japan's Prime Minister about Taiwan.

  • Chinese TV has already warned people about going to Japan.

  • Recently, Japanese leaders have openly made blatantly provocative remarks concerning Taiwan,

  • which has seriously worsened the atmosphere for exchanges between Chinese and Japanese people and posed significant risks to the personal safety and lives of Japanese citizens in Japan.

  • The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China solemnly reminds Chinese tourists to avoid traveling to Japan in the near future.

  • For Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Hukara, spoke against the warning by China.

  • I believe that this announcement,

  • which seems to curtail the exchange of people between the two countries,

  • including study abroad and tourism,

  • is incompatible with the broad direction of promoting a strategic,

  • mutually beneficial relationship confirmed by the leaders and building a constructive and stable relationship.

  • The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent, Nick Marsh,