China yesterday strongly protested 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 visit is "a grave event in China-Japan relations," the
Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"China strongly protests the move, which goes against the three
Sino-Japanese political documents and related promises," it
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.
(Xinhua News Agency August 26, 2006)