Asked to comment on media report that following China announced countermeasures against Japanese lawmaker Shi Ping (Seki Hei), Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi called the action "appears to intimidate those with differing views" and is "absolutely unacceptable," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responded that Shi Ping is not at all a person with differing views.
Shi once held Chinese nationality before acquiring Japanese nationality after moving to Japan. For personal gain, he pledged allegiance to anti-China hostile forces, making baseless slanders and attacks against China. After winning a seat to Japan's House of Councillors, he openly visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which seriously violates the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan and the one-China principle, constitutes gross interference in China's internal affairs, and severely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. He is a blatant anti-China element.
Lin stressed that China's countermeasures against Shi Ping are a just action based on Chinese laws to safeguard national interests and align with international practice. Instead of restraining lawmakers from actions that contravene the spirit of four China-Japan political documents, the Japanese government has made unfounded accusations. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to this and has lodged solemn representations with Japan.