Why Beijing is blaming Japanese PM as Tokyo moves to downgrade China ties status
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Beijing is blaming Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for strained relations as Tokyo prepares to downgrade its description of ties with China in its upcoming 2024 diplomatic blue book. The report will characterize China as an "important neighbor" with a "strategic" and "mutually beneficial" relationship, a shift from last year's description of the relationship as "one of Japan's most important bilateral relations." According to a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Kishida's "erroneous remarks on Taiwan" are the cause of the tensions. The diplomatic report is expected to be released in 2024.
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AI-ExtractedLast year’s blue book characterised ties with China as “one of Japan’s most important bilateral relations”.
China's foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Tokyo was to blame for the current state of relations.
Japan will describe China in its 2026 diplomatic blue book as an important neighbour.
Tokyo is expected to downgrade the description of ties with Beijing in its annual diplomatic report.
The Japanese prime minister’s “erroneous remarks on Taiwan” are at the root of their current tensions.
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