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China lodges serious protests to Japan over Japanese leader's meeting with personnel from Taiwan authorities during APEC meetings: FM

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Nov 01, 2025 11:27 PM

China on Saturday expressed its firm opposition and has made serious démarches and protests to Japan over Japanese leader's wrongful comment and action concerning Taiwan during APEC meetings, a spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

The spokesperson made the remarks in response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posting on social media photos and comments on both October 31 and November 1 about her meeting and exchange with personnel of the authorities of China's Taiwan region on the sidelines of APEC meetings, referring to the person as "Senior Advisor to the Presidential Office of Taiwan."

The Japanese leader deliberately met with the personnel of the authorities of China's Taiwan region on the sidelines of APEC meetings and hyped it on social media. Those actions severely violated the one-China principle, the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and basic norms of international relations, and sent a gravely wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" forces, the spokesperson noted.

Those actions are egregious in nature and impact. China expresses its firm opposition and has made serious démarches and protests to Japan, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said the Taiwan question is China's internal affair and at the core of China's core interests. How it is handled bears on the political foundation of China-Japan relations and basic trust in Japan, and is a red line that must not be crossed.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration. Given its long history of colonial rule over Taiwan, Japan bears undeniable historical responsibilities on the Taiwan question and therefore should all the more act with extra prudence, the spokesperson added.

China strongly urges Japan to abide by the spirit of the four political documents between the two countries and honor the commitments Japan has made, reflect on and address its wrongdoings, take concrete measures to undo the negative impact, stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and act on its statement of building a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship fit for the new era, said the spokesperson.