Beijing ‘firmly opposes’ Japanese lawmakers’ trips to Taiwan as ties fray
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Visits to the island by parliamentary members ‘seriously violate’ political foundations underpinning bilateral relations, Beijing adds.

Beijing has lodged a protest with Tokyo over a series of visits to Taiwan by high-ranking officials from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) amid a sharp downturn in bilateral relations. Koichi Hagiuda, an LDP lawmaker and the party’s executive acting secretary general, is on a three-day trip to Taiwan that will end on Tuesday. Hagiuda on Monday held a meeting with William Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s leader. In total, about 30 Japanese lawmakers plan to visit the island between the end of…

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