China Sanctions Aide of Japan PM Takaichi for Taiwan Trips

Keiji Furuya speaks at the memorial ceremony for the late Shigeru Yokota in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2020. China announced sanctions on Monday against the Japanese lawmaker over his visits to Taiwan. Photo / Kotaro Numata / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP
Keiji Furuya speaks at the memorial ceremony for the late Shigeru Yokota in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2020. China announced sanctions on Monday against the Japanese lawmaker over his visits to Taiwan. Photo / Kotaro Numata / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

China imposed sanctions on Monday on Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya, a close aide to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, for what it called his “collusion with Taiwan independence” forces, in its latest move in a diplomatic row over Taiwan.

Japan said Beijing’s action on Furuya was “absolutely unacceptable” and called for its swift retraction.

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