Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng (pictured) was scolded by the Japanese people for his cold treatment of Taiwan over Abe’s state funeral.Figure: Retrieved from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Facebook
The state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be held today (27th). The Japanese side finally coordinated to include Taiwan in the list of “nominated flowers” in order to express “certain etiquette”. , instead of using the official name “Republic of China”. A well-known Japanese writer broke the news that Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng sang with China that Taiwan was not included in the list of “designated flower offerings”, which sparked the anger of the Japanese people. Netizens even called Lin Fangzheng “just a Chinese dog that did not protect the Japanese spirit.”
Abe’s state funeral is about to be held, and Japanese media reported that the Japanese government finally coordinated to include Taiwan in the roll-call of nominated flowers. Representatives of Taiwan to participate in the state funeral include: Su Jiaquan, the former President of the Legislative Council and the current President of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, Wang Jinping, the former President of the Legislative Council, and Xie Changting, the representative in Japan.
According to the well-known Japanese reportage writer Takashi Kadida, Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform Taiwan that President Tsai Ing-wen or Vice President Lai Qingde would not come to offer condolences, and the Taiwan representative was also excluded from the greeting list. Chinese meaning”.
As soon as the news came out, the Japanese people were completely angry. Some people said that they were very sorry to everyone in Taiwan. Some people asked Lin Fangzheng for which country exactly? Others demanded that he step down, saying, “If you want to work for a neighboring country, please leave Japan.” Some even scolded Lin Fangzheng as “just a Chinese dog that doesn’t protect the spirit of Japan” (Japanese を Guard る 気 綂もない, ただのチャイナのdog).
Kaeda Takashi will criticize the Kishida government on Twitter. Why did the Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile refuse to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe? Isn’t it a matter of course for Taiwan to “designate flowers” at state funerals? If there are no representatives from Tibet, Uyghur, Southern Mongolia, Hong Kong and other regions concerned by former Prime Minister Abe to lay flowers, everyone should be eager to hear what Prime Minister Kishida explained in the Diet.
There are precedents for similar incidents. Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was criticized for treating Taiwan coldly because he did not include Taiwan in the list of thanks for the memorial ceremony for the 311 Japan Earthquake.
For Abe’s state funeral, the Japanese side has arranged for Taiwan to “designately present flowers”. Representatives from various countries will read the name of the country when presenting the flowers. It is expected that it will be called “Taiwan” instead of “Republic of China”.
As soon as the news came out, the Japanese people were completely angry. Some people said that they were very sorry to everyone in Taiwan. Some people asked Lin Fangzheng for which country exactly? Others demanded that he step down, saying, “If you want to work for a neighboring country, please leave Japan.” Some even scolded Lin Fangzheng as “just a Chinese dog that doesn’t protect the Japanese spirit.”
Well-known Japanese reportage writer Takashi Kaeda will break the news that Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform Taiwan that President Tsai Ing-wen or Vice President Lai Qingde should not come to offer condolences, “all according to China’s wishes.”Figure: Retrieved from Takashi Kadida’s Twitter