China strongly criticized a go to by Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan, telling Tokyo that Taiwan is a pink line for Beijing that can’t be crossed, state-run media mentioned on Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian mentioned that there’s solely one China and Taiwan is an inseparable a part of China’s territory, CGTN reported.
“We firmly oppose any form of official interaction between the Taiwan region and countries having diplomatic ties with China and have lodged serious protests with the Japanese side,” Lin mentioned.
His response got here after studies {that a} member of Japan’s House of Representatives-a former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-along with different Japanese parliamentarians visited the self-governed island and met with its chief Lai Ching-te and others.
“Japan committed innumerable crimes during its 50 years of colonial rule over Taiwan, and is responsible for the enormous sins witnessed by history against the Chinese people,” mentioned Lin, urging Japan to stick to the one-China precept and the spirit of the 4 political paperwork between the 2 nations.
Separately, the China Coast Guard on Thursday mentioned they’d expelled a Japanese vessel that “trespassed” in Chinese territorial waters off the Diaoyu Islands.
In a brief assertion, the coast guard urged Tokyo to instantly stop all “illegal” actions in these waters.
“CCG vessels will continue to conduct maritime rights protection and law enforcement activities in our jurisdictional waters to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and maritime rights,” the state-run Global Times reported.
Source: www.anews.com.tr