Diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics: Japan has yet to decide to participate in the Beijing Olympics.
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China’s special envoy to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday said the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics had unfortunately been “used as a political tool”, and asked for China’s support. Japan, and warned Tokyo not to interfere in Taiwan.
Kong’s speech came as members of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party (LPD) called for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Sports Festival in February.
The United States and other countries have announced diplomatically boycotting the Beijing Olympics due to what they say are human rights violations in Hong Kong and China’s Xinjiang region, but Japan has yet to make a decision. .
Kishida earlier on Thursday said he has no plans to attend the Winter Olympics at the moment, assuming what appears to be a slightly softer tone.
“Unfortunately, there are people in Japan who have a biased view of China’s political system … and are spreading rumors about human rights in Xinjiang and Hong Kong,” Kong said, adding that there were it seems the Olympics have been used as a “political instrument.”
“Given that China supports Tokyo to host the Olympics, I think Japan should have good intentions towards our Olympics.”
Kong was more acute when discussing tensions over China-claimed Taiwan, which has increased as President Xi Jinping seeks to assert the country’s claim to sovereignty over the ruled island. democratically.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said earlier this month that Japan and the United States cannot stand by if China attacks Taiwan, and Beijing needs to understand that.
The comments have sparked fury in Beijing, with China’s foreign ministry summoning Japan’s ambassador to Beijing for an “urgent meeting.”
“Japan has recently made some negative moves regarding Taiwan, saying that ‘Taiwan’s emergency is Japan’s emergency,” Kong said.
“This is a provocation from one side and we cannot accept it.”
Kong also criticized the “Summit for Democracy” hosted by US President Joe Biden last week, saying the event itself was “anti-democracy”.
“Judgment on the democracy of any country can only be made by its own people,” he added.
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