{"id":129388,"title":"Japan and China stocks plunge as diplomatic rift deepens","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-11-18T09:47:42+00:00","modified":"2025-11-18T09:47:42+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/japan-and-china-stocks-plunge-as-diplomatic-rift-deepens/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/japan-and-china-stocks-plunge-as-diplomatic-rift-deepens.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/japan-and-china-stocks-plunge-as-diplomatic-rift-deepens.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["china","Japan","Shanghai Composite","Tokyo’s Nikkei"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/b385f635-be79-43e1-a3be-f30eb6a37a02.webp?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Markets in Japan and China sank sharply on Tuesday as tensions between the two countries escalated, adding fuel to an already fierce global sell-off.\n\nTokyo’s Nikkei closed down **3.2pc at 48,702.98**, while the **Shanghai Composite slipped 0.8pc**. In Hong Kong, the **Hang Seng Index fell 1.7pc**, with the city’s tech gauge sliding **1.9pc**.\n\nWhile both markets were swept up in the worldwide retreat driven by anxiety over stretched tech valuations and concerns about the US economy, they were also weighed down by a rapidly worsening diplomatic clash over Taiwan.\n\nJapan has urged its citizens in China to heighten safety precautions and avoid crowded areas after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response. In an effort to cool tensions, a senior Japanese foreign ministry official has travelled to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart.\n\nBeijing has responded by advising Chinese citizens not to travel to Japan — a move that threatens a major economic blow, with Chinese tourists accounting for nearly a **quarter** of all visitors to the country, according to official data. Tourism-linked shares in Japan tumbled on the news."}