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Japan-US ties must not harm China, Chinese envoy warns
- Ambassador takes aim at Tokyo’s ‘dismissive attitude’ on Xinjiang, Taiwan and Hong Kong
- Practical action needed to show goodwill towards Beijing, he says
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Tokyo’s alliance with Washington must not undermine Beijing’s interests and Japan should take practical steps to show goodwill towards China, the Chinese ambassador to Tokyo has warned.
The warning from Chinese envoy Kong Xuanyou comes after Japan has appeared more vocal in its support for the United States’ efforts to work with its traditional allies to contain China over a range of issues, from human rights to regional security.
“Japan’s dismissive attitude towards Taiwan, Xinjiang and Hong Kong is especially apparent these days, and has seriously disturbed China-Japan relations,”the Chinese foreign ministry quoted Kong as saying at a forum held by the International Academic Society for Asian Community on Friday.
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“[We] hope Japan, as China’s close neighbour, will uphold its promises, and express basic respect for China’s domestic issues, and stop hurting China’s core interests, and avoid further damaging the bilateral relationship.”
He said China had never asked Japan to pick sides between China and the US, and had never intervened in Japan’s development of relations with the US.
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“But the Japan-US alliance must not harm China’s interests,” Kong said.
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