Beijing, December 22 (IANS). China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the current visit of Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan is the result of the policy of provocation and provocation. He claimed that Beijing had filed an official complaint with the Japanese side. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian questioned the visit of LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) lawmakers to Japan, claiming that Taiwan is a province of China and that there is no such thing as a “president”. I would like to point out that the ‘provocative tour’ of some Japanese lawmakers to China’s Taiwan region is against the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan and Japan’s own commitments, and violates the ‘One China’ principle. China is strongly opposed to this and has strongly objected to the Japanese side. He said these things while answering media questions about LDP leaders’ visit to Taiwan and meeting with Lai Ching-te. Lin reiterated that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an “inalienable part” of China’s territory. “We once again call on the Japanese side to think seriously, correct its mistakes, call on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract his comments and refrain from interfering in China’s internal affairs,” he said. He also warned the Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan’s ruling party) that “seeking ‘independence’ by flattering Japan is not right and they will not gain anything from it.” In fact, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te met with LDP acting general secretary Koichi Hagiuda at the presidential office in Taipei on December 22. Where both are committed to maintaining regional stability and building closer cooperation between Taipei and Tokyo for the betterment of the “free and open Indo-Pacific” region. Meanwhile, Lai said he hoped the two sides would “hold hands, remain united and support each other” to deepen cooperation in areas such as national strategy, regional partnerships, economic security and high-tech industries. He also said it is important for both democratic countries to live together so that “they cannot be targeted one by one”. Hagiuda’s visit comes at a time when diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Beijing are at their lowest level in many years. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that China’s attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo. LDP Deputy Secretary General Koichi Hagiuda is on a three-day visit to Taiwan until Tuesday. –IANS KR/ Share this story Tags