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Japan has lodged a protest against the Chinese ambassador's "extremely inappropriate" comments about Taiwan, chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday.

Wu Jianghao, the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo, said on Monday Japanese people would be dragged into the fire if they took part in forces plotting to support Taiwan's independence and "split China", according to Japanese media reports. "We consider it to be extremely inappropriate for an ambassador stationed in Tokyo to make such a comment, and we have immediately lodged a severe protest against it," Hayashi, the top government spokesperson, told reporters at a regular news conference.

Hayashi also reiterated Japan's position that Tokyo expects issues surrounding Taiwan, an island Beijing views as a breakaway province, to be resolved peacefully through dialogue.

Taiwan's foreign ministry expressed its support for Japan's reaction to the Chinese ambassador's remarks.

"The foreign ministry welcomes the international community's attention to the situation in the Taiwan Strait and any actions that will help maintain regional peace," it said in a statement.

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[–] maculata@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I can’t wait for the ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy to get turned into roasting hotdogs.

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago

Well there's definitely some smelly history there. You can't get that mad when the country that experienced several battles with you refered to as "rapes" throws you some shade.