China sanctions Japan lawmaker over Taiwan tripsAFP, BEIJINGChina yesterday announced sanctions against a Japanese lawmaker over his visits to Taiwan, as Beijing and Tokyo locked horns in a months-long diplomatic row. Relations between China and Japan have deteriorated since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested in November last year that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attempt by Beijing to seize Taiwan. Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya is interviewed at the parliament in Tokyo on March 18. People and groups in China are also banned from engaging with the Japanese lawmaker. “The fact that they are imposing sanctions on something like this really makes me think: ‘That’s typical of China,’” he told reporters.

Source: Taipei Times March 30, 2026 17:12 UTC