Chinese Ambassador to Japan Resigns Upon Failure to Complete CCP-Tasked Missions

China-Japan relations have fallen to the lowest point in 50 years

(From L-R) Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou, Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura, former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, former speaker of the lower house Yohei Kono, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party Toshihiro Nikai, and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi make a toast at the reception commemorating the 50th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2022. Jiji Press / AFP / Japan OUT via Getty Images

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Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou resigned on Feb. 28 from his post and returned home to China. A 2019 analysis in Nikkei suggests that Kong’s departure was due to his failure to achieve the objective given to him by Beijing to restore and improve China-Japan relations.