SHANGHAI/BEIJING – Several major Chinese universities have stopped sending exchange students to Japan following the Chinese government’s backlash against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan in the Diet in November 2025, university officials and students have said. Worsening Japan-C»»»

People dressed in traditional clothing sit at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China, during the May Day holiday. (EPA Images pic) BEIJING: China’s tourism sector saw a rise in trips during the May Day holiday, though official data released the day after the five-day break did not include spending fig»»»