It was this weekend that China advised its citizens against traveling to Japan in the near future. The reason is that the country has expressed support for Taiwan.
Tensions between the countries appear to be affecting the stock markets. Japan's Nikkei 225 index is down 0.4 percent, while the broader Topix is down 0.7 percent.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down 0.9 percent. China's Shenzhen is down 0.4 percent while the Shanghai Composite Index is down 0.4 percent.
South Korea's Kospi is going against the grain, rising 1.3 percent.
