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China imposed sanctions connected Monday (March 30, 2026) connected Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya, a adjacent adjutant of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, owed to his "collusion with Taiwan independence" forces, successful its latest determination successful a diplomatic enactment implicit Taiwan.
Beijing volition barroom Mr. Furuya's introduction into China and freeze his spot and different assets successful the state effectual immediately, China's Foreign Ministry said.
Mr. Furuya, arsenic the caput of a cross-party Japan-Taiwan lawmakers group, has visited Taiwan galore times accompanying Japanese governmental leaders, most precocious earlier this period to conscionable its President Lai Ching-te successful Taipei.
The Chinese Ministry accused Mr. Furuya of colluding with "separatist forces" in Taiwan, arsenic he made trips to the land "in defiance of China’s beardown opposition".
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan arsenic portion of its territory, objects to authoritative visits by overseas politicians to the land arsenic they are seen to beryllium undermining the "One China" rule and Beijing's assertion implicit the island.
Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims.
The Ministry said Mr. Furuya's actions "constitute gross interference successful China’s interior affairs, and earnestly undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity".
In response, speaking to reporters astatine Japan's parliament, Mr. Furuya said visiting Taiwan is simply a earthy relation of the parliamentary radical helium leads, adding helium had not visited mainland China successful decades and had nary assets there, according to Kyodo.
Mr. Furuya has also been a adjacent adjutant of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, supporting her predetermination arsenic the ruling Liberal Democratic Party person past year.
Ties betwixt Tokyo and Beijing person deteriorated since Ms. Takaichi suggested past November that a hypothetical Chinese onslaught connected Taiwan could trigger a Japanese subject response.
Earlier past year, Beijing also sanctioned China-born Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei for his remarks connected issues including Taiwan.
