According to the Global Times, on November 17, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning presided over a regular press conference.
A reporter from Kyodo News asked: The Director of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimi Masahiro, will start a visit to China today, and is expected to discuss with the Chinese side regarding the remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Takashima Hayato, and what is the Chinese side's comment on this? In addition, the Chinese government has called on Chinese tourists to avoid traveling to Japan in recent years, citing the unstable public security situation in Japan. Can you introduce relevant cases?
"Regarding the consultation you mentioned, if there are any updates, we will release them in a timely manner," Mao Ning emphasized. Regarding the erroneous remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Takashima Hayato on Taiwan, the Chinese side has already and will continue to make serious representations and strong protests to the Japanese side, and has seriously demanded that the Japanese side immediately reflect and correct its mistakes, withdraw its erroneous statements, and stop creating incidents on issues involving China.
Mao Ning pointed out that in recent times, there have been many crimes against Chinese citizens in Japan, and there are some extreme and threatening remarks about China from right-wing elements in Japan and online. The Chinese side is highly concerned, and the relevant departments' reminders are entirely reasonable.
According to previous reports, Japanese government officials revealed that the Director of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimi Masahiro, will visit China on the 17th, and will hold talks with the Chinese side on the recent remarks made by Takashima Hayato on Taiwan.
Japanese government officials revealed that the meeting is expected to take place on the 18th, and Kimi Masahiro is expected to meet with Liu Jinsong, the director of the Asia Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, and others. The Japanese side will once again explain that Takashima Hayato's remarks have not changed the Japanese government's consistent position, and hopes to ease the situation.
According to the latest news from QFXT on the 17th, Kimi Masahiro has arrived in Beijing, but remained silent when questioned by reporters.
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