{"id":5442,"date":"2023-04-02T16:08:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T16:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5442"},"modified":"2023-04-02T16:08:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T16:08:41","slug":"japan-protests-chinas-detention-of-citizens-maritime-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/asia-pacific\/china\/japan-protests-chinas-detention-of-citizens-maritime-action\/2023\/04\/02\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan protests China’s detention of citizens, maritime action"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOKYO<\/span> (AFP)<\/span> –<\/span> Japan’s<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Yoshimasa<\/span> Hayashi<\/span> protested<\/span> the<\/span> detention<\/span> of<\/span> Japanese<\/span> nationals<\/span> in<\/span> Beijing<\/span> when<\/span> he<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> China’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> minister<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> prompting<\/span> China<\/span> to<\/span> escalate<\/span> military<\/span> activity<\/span> around<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> and<\/span> around<\/span> Japan.<\/span> He<\/span> expressed<\/span> “strong<\/span> concern”<\/span> about<\/span> what<\/span> was<\/span> happening.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Hayashi<\/span> is<\/span> visiting<\/span> China<\/span> on<\/span> his<\/span> two-day<\/span> visit,<\/span> becoming<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> Japanese<\/span> diplomat<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> China<\/span> in<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> three<\/span> years<\/span> amid<\/span> heightened<\/span> tensions<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries.<\/span> Later<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> he<\/span> also<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> Chinese<\/span> Premier<\/span> Li<\/span> Qiang<\/span> and<\/span> diplomat<\/span> Wang<\/span> Yi.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> meeting<\/span> with<\/span> China’s<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Qin<\/span> Gang,<\/span> Lin<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> early<\/span> release<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> employee<\/span> of<\/span> Japanese<\/span> pharmaceutical<\/span> company<\/span> Astellas<\/span> who<\/span> was<\/span> arrested<\/span> in<\/span> Beijing<\/span> last<\/span> month<\/span> on<\/span> suspicion<\/span> of<\/span> spying.<\/span> Neither<\/span> side<\/span> has<\/span> released<\/span> any<\/span> further<\/span> details<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> man<\/span> or<\/span> the<\/span> allegations<\/span> against<\/span> him.<\/span> Lin<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> expressed<\/span> “serious<\/span> concern”<\/span> over<\/span> China’s<\/span> increasingly<\/span> aggressive<\/span> maritime<\/span> activities<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> East<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> China<\/span> Seas,<\/span> and<\/span> stressed<\/span> the<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> peace<\/span> and<\/span> stability<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> Strait.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> once<\/span> commented<\/span> on<\/span> Beijing’s<\/span> increasing<\/span> joint<\/span> military<\/span> activities<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span> around<\/span> Japan<\/span> while<\/span> Moscow<\/span> waged<\/span> war<\/span> on<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> urging<\/span> China<\/span> to<\/span> act<\/span> responsibly<\/span> for<\/span> world<\/span> peace.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Meanwhile,<\/span> Qin<\/span> cautioned<\/span> against<\/span> Japan’s<\/span> involvement<\/span> in<\/span> issues<\/span> related<\/span> to<\/span> Taiwan,<\/span> an<\/span> autonomous<\/span> island<\/span> claimed<\/span> by<\/span> China,<\/span> saying<\/span> that<\/span> Japan<\/span> should<\/span> not<\/span> interfere<\/span> and<\/span> “<\/span> “We<\/span> will<\/span> never<\/span> undermine<\/span> China’s<\/span> sovereignty.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> strong<\/span> language,<\/span> Qin<\/span> said,<\/span> “The<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> issue<\/span> is<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> core<\/span> of<\/span> China’s<\/span> core<\/span> interests<\/span> and<\/span> relates<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> political<\/span> foundation<\/span> of<\/span> Japan-China<\/span> relations.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Although<\/span> Japan<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> officially<\/span> recognize<\/span> Taiwan,<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> strong<\/span> unofficial<\/span> ties<\/span> with<\/span> it.<\/span> She<\/span> has<\/span> sent<\/span> several<\/span> prominent<\/span> parliamentary<\/span> delegations<\/span> to<\/span> Taipei,<\/span> expressing<\/span> her<\/span> concern<\/span> for<\/span> regional<\/span> stability<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> Taiwan<\/span> Strait.<\/span> Japan’s<\/span> proximity<\/span> to<\/span> islands<\/span> in<\/span> southwestern<\/span> Japan<\/span> and<\/span> to<\/span> islands<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> East<\/span> China<\/span> Sea<\/span> claimed<\/span> by<\/span> Tokyo<\/span> and<\/span> Beijing<\/span> have<\/span> raised<\/span> concerns<\/span> about<\/span> a<\/span> possible<\/span> Chinese<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Taiwan,<\/span> and<\/span> Japan<\/span> has<\/span> stepped<\/span> up<\/span> its<\/span> defenses<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> years.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Japan<\/span> Coast<\/span> Guard<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> weekend<\/span> that<\/span> three<\/span> Chinese<\/span> Coast<\/span> Guard<\/span> ships<\/span> had<\/span> entered<\/span> Japanese-controlled<\/span> waters<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> Senkaku<\/span> Islands.<\/span> The<\/span> Japanese<\/span> patrol<\/span> boat<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> departure<\/span> while<\/span> protecting<\/span> two<\/span> Japanese<\/span> fishing<\/span> boats,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Japan<\/span> Coast<\/span> Guard.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Qin<\/span> has<\/span> criticized<\/span> Japan<\/span> for<\/span> new<\/span> export<\/span> controls<\/span> on<\/span> semiconductor<\/span> manufacturing<\/span> equipment<\/span> that<\/span> require<\/span> companies<\/span> to<\/span> obtain<\/span> government<\/span> approval.<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> taken<\/span> similar<\/span> steps,<\/span> and<\/span> Japan<\/span> has<\/span> confirmed<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> consulted<\/span> with<\/span> Washington<\/span> on<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> regulations.<\/span> \u201cThe<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> used<\/span> bullying<\/span> tactics<\/span> to<\/span> ruthlessly<\/span> suppress<\/span> the<\/span> Japanese<\/span> semiconductor<\/span> industry,<\/span> but<\/span> now<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> repeating<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> old<\/span> tricks<\/span> against<\/span> China,\u201d<\/span> Hata<\/span> said,<\/span> urging<\/span> Japan<\/span> not<\/span> to<\/span> become<\/span> a<\/span> pawn<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span> “Don’t<\/span> do<\/span> to<\/span> others<\/span> what<\/span> you<\/span> shouldn’t<\/span> do<\/span> to<\/span> yourself.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mr.<\/span> Lin<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> measures<\/span> were<\/span> not<\/span> targeted<\/span> to<\/span> any<\/span> specific<\/span> country.<\/span> But<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> seen<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> US-led<\/span> deal<\/span> to<\/span> keep<\/span> advanced<\/span> semiconductor<\/span> manufacturing<\/span> out<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> reach<\/span> of<\/span> Chinese<\/span> industries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> last<\/span> Japanese<\/span> foreign<\/span> minister<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> China<\/span> was<\/span> Hayashi’s<\/span> predecessor,<\/span> Toshimitsu<\/span> Motegi,<\/span> in<\/span> 2019,<\/span> just<\/span> before<\/span> China<\/span> imposed<\/span> strict<\/span> border<\/span> controls<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> measures<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> pandemic.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi protested the detention of Japanese nationals in Beijing when he met with China’s foreign minister on Sunday, prompting China to escalate military activity around Taiwan and around Japan. He expressed “strong concern” about what was happening. Hayashi is visiting China on his two-day visit, becoming the first […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2425],"tags":[152,936,1023,2326,3153,3154,3155],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/JPN.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5444,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5442\/revisions\/5444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}