Japan and China Trade Accusations Over Temporary Detention of Japanese Diplomat in Beijing

Japan and China Trade Accusations Over Temporary Detention of Japanese Diplomat in Beijing
Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, on Nov. 10, 2021. Issei Kato/Reuters
Frank Yue
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Japan and China blamed each other for the recent detention of a Japanese diplomat in Beijing amid growing tensions between the two countries.

On Feb. 23, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had lodged a strong protest over the detention of one of its diplomats in Beijing and demanded an apology. It emphasized that the detention violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations that guarantees the immunity of diplomats from civil and criminal jurisdiction of the host nation.

Frank Yue
Frank Yue
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Frank Yue is a Canada-based journalist for The Epoch Times who covers China-related news. He also holds an M.A. in English language and literature from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China.
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