Mainland strongly protests visit to Japan by 'Taiwan general'
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-08-25 19:20
BEIJING -- Chinese mainland strongly protested on Friday against the visit to
Japan by Taiwan's "army commander in chief" Hu Chen-pu, urging Japan to
seriously observe the one-China policy.
"The Japanese government allowing Hu Chen-pu to visit Japan is a grave event
in China-Japan relations," said a statement from China's Foreign Ministry.
"Chinese mainland strongly protests the move, which goes against the
three Sino-Japanese political documents and related promises," the statement
said.
Reports said Hu, who assumed the top post in Taiwan's army in February,
arrived in Japan as an "ordinary tourist" on Tuesday, and watched one of the
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's major live-fire drills conducted Thursday
in Shizuoka Prefecture.
"We strongly demand the Japanese government demonstrate its one-China policy
with concrete acts and earnestly treat China's solemn stance and grave concerns
so as to prevent similar events from happening again," the statement said.
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