Beijing, 22 December: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed strong objections on Monday against the ongoing visit of Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan, describing it as a provocative and provocative policy. Beijing has lodged an official complaint with the Japanese side regarding this matter.
Liu Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, questioned the visit by members of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), asserting that Taiwan is a province of China and denying the existence of a “President” there. He stated, “The provocative visit by some Japanese lawmakers to China’s Taiwan region violates the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, goes against Japan’s own commitments, and breaches the ‘One China’ principle. China strongly opposes this and has filed a stern protest with the Japanese side.”
These remarks were made in response to media questions about the LDP leaders’ visit to Taiwan and their meeting with Lai Ching-te.
Liu reiterated that there is only one China in the world and that Taiwan is an “inseparable part” of Chinese territory. He urged the Japanese side to seriously reconsider, correct its mistakes, withdraw comments made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and refrain from interfering in China’s internal affairs.
He also warned Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party that “flattering Japan to gain ‘independence’ is inappropriate and will not yield any benefit.”
On 22 December, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te met with Koichi Hagiuda, the Executive Acting Secretary-General of Japan’s LDP, at the Presidential Office in Taipei. Both sides expressed commitment to maintaining regional stability and fostering close cooperation between Taipei and Tokyo for a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region.
Lai expressed hope that the two sides will deepen collaboration in national strategy, regional partnerships, economic security, and high-tech industries, saying they should “join hands, unite, and support each other.” He emphasised the importance of democratic countries standing together to avoid being targeted individually.
Hagiuda’s visit comes amid the lowest diplomatic relations in years between Tokyo and Beijing. In November, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.
The LDP’s Deputy Secretary-General Koichi Hagiuda is on a three-day visit to Taiwan, which continues until Tuesday.
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