Beijing warns Tokyo of ‘further action’ if Takaichi doesn’t budge on Taiwan stand
China will take “further measures” against Japan unless its prime minister retracts her
controversial comments on Taiwan, the foreign ministry said as Beijing reportedly reimposed a ban on Japanese seafood imports.
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Wednesday that Takaichi’s remarks had undermined the political foundation of China-Japan relations and China “has every reason to respond to such actions”.
“The Chinese side will be forced to take severe and resolute countermeasures, and the Japanese side will bear all the consequences arising from them,” Mao said.
“Japan should first retract these wrong statements and take concrete steps to uphold the political foundation of bilateral relations. Otherwise, China will be compelled to take further measures.”
Citing a government source, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported earlier that Beijing had told Tokyo it would suspend seafood imports just weeks after allowing them to resume.
