Beijing protests after Japanese lawmakers visit disputed islands

Beijing protests after Japanese lawmakers visit disputed islands

The Straits Times - Asia·2024-04-28 19:06

TOKYO - Beijing has lodged a protest with Tokyo after a group of Japanese lawmakers visited a disputed island chain, with the Chinese embassy on April 28 denouncing the trip as “provocative”.

The five-member delegation led by former defence minister Tomomi Inada joined local government officials on April 27 in conducting a maritime inspection in the East China Sea around the Japan-administered Senkaku islands, known by Beijing as the Diaoyu.

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