China Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker Over Taiwan Visit

China has imposed sanctions on Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya, a close aide to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, following his recent trip to Taiwan. Beijing accused Furuya of collaborating with “Taiwan independence” forces, escalating a diplomatic dispute between China and Japan over Taiwan. Furuya, who leads a cross-party Japan-Taiwan parliamentary group, has visited Taiwan multiple times [] The post China Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker Over Taiwan Visit appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.