[Text/Observer Network Xiong Chaoran] Recently, US House Speaker Pelosi visited Taiwan, causing tension in the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, Japan has colluded with other countries to issue a wrong statement about Taiwan. In response, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has previously announced that China will no longer arrange for the Chinese and Japanese foreign ministers to meet in Phnom Penh.
According to the Japan Kyodo News Agency and " Asahi Shimbun " report on August 5, several diplomats confirmed that at the East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Minister Lin Fang was speaking that morning, when Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fang was speaking, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov left the seat and left the venue at the same time.
Screenshot of the report of Japan's joint news agency
reported that the East Asia Summit is a meeting mechanism to discuss important issues in the regional and international community, and there are currently 18 participating countries. Among them, ASEAN 10 countries, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand are the initial members, and Russia and the United States joined the 5th East Asia Summit in October 2010.
"Asakhi Shimbun" interpreted that this is a protest against the G7 countries including Japan and the EU issued a so-called statement about Taiwan after Pelosi fled to Taiwan.
Screenshot of the Asahi Shimbun report
On August 3, the G7 Foreign Minister, including Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fang, and the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, issued a statement, claiming that China's actions against Pelosi's visit to Taiwan may raise tensions and cause regional instability. It calls on China not to unilaterally change the status quo by force and resolve cross-strait differences through peaceful means. In response, the Chinese mission to the EU took the lead in making a solemn refutation.
At the regular press conference on August 4, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that because Japan colluded with G7 countries and the EU to issue a joint statement of unreasonable accusation of China, it reversed black and white, and highlighted the US's violation of China's sovereignty. The Chinese people were extremely dissatisfied with this. For this reason, China no longer arranged a meeting between China and Japan in Phnom Penh. Japan bears historical culprits on the Taiwan issue and has no qualifications to make any remarks about the Taiwan issue.
Foreign Ministers of China, Russia and Japan at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the East Asia Summit
On the same day, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li was ordered to urgently summon the Japanese Ambassador to China Chui Hideo , and made solemn representations to Japan on the erroneous statements involving the G7 Foreign Minister and the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Deng Li said that Japan colluded with G7 and the EU to issue a wrong statement about Taiwan, turning black and white, making a fuss about the wrong actions of the United States to condone Pelosi's misunderstanding of the United States' misconduct of Pelosi's escapism and infringement of China's sovereignty, accusing and smearing China unreasonably, roughly interfering in China's internal affairs, seriously violating the basic norms of international relations and the principles of four political documents between China and Japan, and sending serious wrong signals to the international community, with a very bad impact. China firmly opposes this and strongly condemns it.
In addition to issuing a wrong statement about Taiwan, Japan has once again hyped up the so-called "Japanese exclusive economic zone" with the PLA's recent military exercises around Taiwan.
According to the report of Japan's Kyodo News Agency and the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) on August 4, Kenya Mori claimed to the media that evening that 5 of the ballistic missiles launched by the Chinese People's Liberation Army during military exercises that day fell into the inner side of the "Japanese exclusive economic zone". To this end, the Japanese side has raised a strong protest to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou by telephone.
. Just before the Japanese side issued this protest, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying had responded to the issue about the "Japanese exclusive economic zone" at a regular press conference for two consecutive days.
Hua Chunying presided over the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 4 Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
On August 3, Hua Chunying said that the Chinese military conducts military exercises and training activities in the waters near Taiwan Island, China, is a necessary and legitimate measure to counteract major provocative actions of the US and the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The relevant Chinese departments have issued safety reminders and navigation warnings in advance. China and Japan have not yet demarcated boundaries in the relevant waters, and China does not accept the so-called "Japanese exclusive economic zone".China urges Japan to abide by the spirit of the one-China principle and the four Chinese and Japanese political documents, and be cautious in speaking and doing things on the Taiwan issue.
htmlOn August 4, Hua Chunying once again made a clear response that China and Japan have not yet demarcated boundaries in the relevant waters, so there is no claim that China's military operations are located or entered the "Japanese exclusive economic zone". Relevant Chinese departments have issued announcements that the relevant military operations are fully in line with international law and international practice.According to @East Theater Command, Eastern Theater Command spokesman Colonel Shi Yi said that on the afternoon of August 4, the Rocket Force of the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army of China implemented multi-regional and multi-type regular fire assaults on the designated sea areas outside the eastern coast of Taiwan. All missiles hit the target accurately, testing the precise strike and regional denial capabilities. The entire live-fire launch training task has been successfully completed, and relevant sea and airspace control has been lifted.
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