China slams Japanese politician's statement regarding China's Taiwan

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian on Thursday slammed certain Japanese politicians for their statements on the Taiwan region following Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te's failed attempt to visit Eswatini.



According to media reports, some Japanese politicians convened a meeting at the Diet and planned to submit a statement to the Japanese government after secessionist-minded Lai Ching-te's trip to Eswatini, Taiwan's only so-called "diplomatic ally" in Africa, was canceled as several African countries denied his plane overflight rights. The statement pointed out that the diplomatic independence of any country shall not be undermined by any coercion. It also demands that the Japanese government play a positive role in protecting the free environment of exchanges between Taiwanese people and their so-called democratic partners.



When asked to comment on a related query at a regular press briefing, Lin said that there is but one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. The one-China principle is a prevailing consensus of the international community, he pointed out.