China said on Tuesday it had issued a "strong protest" in talks with Japanese representatives in Beijing. The talks were held to dampen a diplomatic dispute triggered by comments made by the new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over Taiwan . The fallout has seen China urge its citizens not to travel to Japan, with Tokyo responding by warning its own citizens in China to step up precautions. Japan's Foreign Ministry official for Asia-Pacific affairs Masaaki Kanai travelled to China to meet