China again throw tantrums for Japan lawmakers visiting Taiwan
Taiwan is an independent country, a fact which just cannot be digested by te Communist rulers of China. They do not have the capability to capture Taiwan by using military Force and hence all the periodical tantrums.
China once again has voiced its opposition to Japanese politicians’ visits to Taiwan on Friday after Shigeru Ishiba, the former defence minister who visited the self-ruled island in August, won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters that China hopes for stable ties with Japan but declined to comment on the result of the election, calling it an internal affair.
Lin also said Japan should “establish an objective and correct perception of China, and seek a positive and rational policy toward China.”
In August, Ishiba as the co-head of a Japanese lawmakers’ delegation to Taiwan met its leader Lai Ching-te. Beijing views the self-ruled island as a renegade province to be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry congratulated Ishiba over his election win and expressed hope in a statement that the LDP will “continue to deepen its cooperation with Taiwan” and “jointly safeguard peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Touching on Ishiba’s August trip to the island, the ministry said LDP lawmakers “actively promote cooperation and exchanges” between Taiwan and Japan and take concrete actions to deepen bilateral “value diplomacy.”
Meanwhile, South Korea, whose ties with Japan have improved since President Yoon Suk Yeol took office in 2022, said it will maintain “positive momentum” by communicating with the next Japanese government, set to be led by Ishiba.
A senior official of the presidential office stressed South Korea and Japan are close neighbours and cooperative partners, saying “Our government expects both countries to make joint efforts…for the development of future-oriented relations.”
In late August, Yoon told reporters that he will continue to work for the future of relations with Japan regardless of who succeeds Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
