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China Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker over Taiwan Trips
China imposed sanctions on Keiji Furuya, banning his entry and freezing assets for alleged collusion with Taiwan separatists, following his March visit to Taipei.
- On Monday, China imposed sanctions on Japanese House of Representatives member Keiji Furuya for alleged 'collusion with Taiwan independence' forces, escalating a diplomatic row over Taiwan.
- The Foreign Ministry accused Furuya, head of a cross-party Japan-Taiwan lawmakers group, of making trips 'in defiance of China's strong opposition,' including his meeting with President Lai Ching-te in Taipei earlier this month.
- Under the Law on Countering Foreign Sanctions, Beijing will freeze Furuya's assets and bar his entry, with the Ministry claiming his actions 'constitute gross interference in China's internal affairs.'
- Speaking to reporters at Japan's Parliament, Furuya dismissed the sanctions, stating that visiting Taiwan is a 'natural function' of his parliamentary group and that he has no assets in China.
- Ties between Tokyo and Beijing have deteriorated since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested last November that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response; Beijing previously sanctioned China-born Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei last year.
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