Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun takes a question from a journalist at a press conference in Beijing, China January 7, 2025. REUTERS
BEIJING, March 9 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai visited Japan “harbouring evil designs” to engage in “separatist provocations through petty manoeuvres”, after Cho went to Japan on what he said was a private trip to support the island’s baseball team.
Cho flew to Japan on Saturday to watch Taiwan’s team play in the World Baseball Classic, in what Taiwanese media said was the first trip to the country by a premier since Japan and Taiwan broke formal diplomatic ties in 1972.
China is highly vigilant and opposes Japan’s attempts to push boundaries on the Taiwan issue, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said, adding Tokyo will bear the consequences of any resulting fallout.
Reporting by Joe Cash in Beijing; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Christian Schmollinger
