Japanese lawmaker manipulates the so-called issue of Lai Ching-te's visit to Africa being blocked, Foreign Ministry responds.

On April 30th, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Jian, presided over the regular press conference. A reporter asked, according to reports, the bipartisan parliamentary group in Japan for deliberations on human rights diplomacy held a meeting in the parliament to discuss the issue of Tsai Ing-wen's visit to Africa being blocked and to draft a proposal to submit to the Japanese government. The proposal points out that the diplomatic independence of each country should not be compromised by any coercion, and demands that the Japanese government play an active role in protecting the freedom of exchange between the Taiwanese people and their democratic partners. What is China's comment on this? Lin Jian pointed out that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory. The One China Principle is a common consensus in the international community, and countries that act in accordance with the One China Principle and oppose Taiwan independence activities are fully consistent with international law and basic principles of international relations. China highly appreciates this. Lin Jian emphasized that it is necessary to remind the Japanese side that the "1972 China-Japan Joint Statement" clearly states that the government of Japan acknowledges that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government of China, and the People's Republic of China reiterates that Taiwan is an inseparable part of its territory. The government of Japan fully understands and respects this position of the Chinese government, and adheres to the position stated in Article 8 of the Potsdam Declaration. The "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship" ratified by the legislatures of China and Japan in 1978 confirms the principles stated in the China-Japan Joint Statement and should be strictly observed. Since the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, the Japanese government has repeatedly stated that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair, which is a legal obligation and political commitment that Japan must fulfill. As for diplomatic independence and human rights issues, Lin Jian stated, "I have noticed that many insightful people in Japan are reflecting on Japan's domestic and foreign policies, regarding issues such as 'Comfort Women,' forced labor, and the rights of indigenous minorities in Japan. Some Japanese politicians either remain silent on these issues or turn a blind eye to them, but criticize China and Taiwan. What is their true intention? Perhaps only they themselves know best."