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Japan seeks to calm escalating spat with China over Taiwan
TOKYO/BEIJING, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Japan on Monday moved to tamp down an escalating diplomatic row with China over Taiwan that has prompted Beijing to urge its citizens to stay away from its East Asian neighbour.
Masaaki Kanai, the director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asia and Oceania bureau, will meet his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong in Beijing this week, Japanese media reported on Monday. Kanai is expected to explain that Takaichi's comment does not signal a shift in Japan's security policy and urge China to refrain from actions that further damage ties, they said.