Japan's foreign minister addresses safety concerns with Chinese counterpart

By AJP Posted : September 25, 2024, 10:12 Updated : September 25, 2024, 10:12
This photo shows Japans Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaking to journalists concerning the recent 10 year-old Japanese child assaulted in China Sept 19 2024 Kyodo News via AP-Yonhap
This photo shows Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaking to journalists on Sept. 19, 2024. Kyodo News via AP-Yonhap
SEOUL, September 25 (AJP) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York, urging China to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals following a recent fatal incident involving a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen.

During the hour-long meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, Kamikawa expressed "serious concern" about China's recent military activities, including the first reported intrusion of a Chinese military aircraft into Japanese airspace in August.

The talks also covered the gradual lifting of China's ban on Japanese marine products, which was imposed after the release of treated water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began in August 2023.

Kamikawa emphasized the need for measures against inflammatory social media comments, stating they are "directly linked to the safety of children" and "totally intolerable." In response, Wang described the Shenzhen incident as an "individual case" and said Chinese authorities would handle it according to law.

"We noted that some in Japan may be connecting this individual case with the so-called anti-Japan comments on Chinese social network and they have been magnifying and hyping up the safety risks. Such remarks are not consistent with the facts," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at a press conference on Tuesday.
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