Beijing condemns Tsai Ing-wen’s private trip to Japan
Beijing condemns Tsai Ing-wen’s private trip to Japan
2025-09-11
Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has made a rare visit to Japan this week, her first since stepping down from office. Though the trip is officially private and Tsai is not meeting any Japanese officials, it has drawn sharp condemnation from Beijing. Analysts in both Japan and Taiwan say the backlash reflects China’s deeper fears, including growing ties between Taipei and Tokyo.
Japan’s NHK wasn’t the only news outlet to report on Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to Japan. The Asahi Shimbun noted that it was Tsai’s first time visiting since stepping down from the presidency, while the Sankei Shimbun put a headline saying that Tsai had not sat with Japanese officials. Fuji News Network underscored Tsai’s close ties with Japan, stating that she had previously held a video conference with late Japan PM Abe Shinzo.
Tsai reached Japan on Tuesday to tour the Kanto region. She’s scheduled to return to Taiwan on Friday. As it is a private trip, she did not meet with any members of the Japan-ROC Diet Members’ Consultative Council or any Japanese government officials. But still, China slammed the visit.
Lin Jian
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson
Tsai is the former leader of China’s Taiwan region. There is no rationale that can ever justify her trip to Japan or make it permissible, nor can they hide the trip’s real purpose—to seek foreign support for “Taiwan independence.”
Nojima Tsuyoshi
Japanese pundit
A visit from the president or vice president of Taiwan would be difficult, but visits from other people fall in a gray area. China feels that Japan and Taiwan are conspiring to expand this gray area. That’s why China is so extremely unhappy. Taiwan-Japan ties have been growing closer over the past few years.
Chen Li-fu
Youth exchange association head
China had hoped to continue mounting pressure after Sept. 3, when it celebrated the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in WWII. But it wasn’t able to keep the momentum going before Sept. 18, and on top of that there’s news of Tsai Ing-wen visiting Japan. That’s the main reason why China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is so furious.
A Japanese commentator says China’s strong reaction to Tsai’s trip is a reflection of Beijing’s concern about stronger Taiwan-Japan ties. In Taiwan, a scholar says China is simply trying to fan anti-Japan sentiment once again.
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中批蔡英文訪日"挾洋謀獨" 日媒體人:批評沒有道理
2025-09-11
前總統蔡英文低調訪問日本，雖是私人行程，沒安排會見日本政界，仍引發日本關注，不少媒體都報導了她的訪日行。這讓中國外交部跳腳，向日方警示，還批評蔡英文竄訪。但日本資深媒體人野島剛認為，蔡英文已非領導人，也無政治活動，中國批評沒道理，國內學者則分析中國93閱兵反日不成，現在想再借題發揮。
日本媒體NHK以快訊方式，報導前總統蔡英文訪問日本，其他主流媒體也都有報導，包括朝日新聞提到台灣前總統蔡英文卸任後首次訪日，產經新聞以蔡英文沒有與日本政府接觸為標題，富士新聞網則提到，蔡英文曾與已故首相安
晉三視訊，在任時與日本維持親密關係，引發不少討論。
據瞭解蔡前總統9號抵達日本，於關東避暑地度過私人時光，預計9/12返抵國門，因為是私人行程，不會與日華懇成員碰面，也不會會見日本政府人士，但中方依舊氣噗噗。
[[中國外交部發言人 林劍]]
“蔡英文作為台灣地區前領導人，無論以何等名目或藉口竄訪日本，都不能改變其挾洋謀獨的實質。”
[[日本資深媒體人 野島剛]]
“（台灣）現任的總統跟副總統，是不方便到日本去，不過其他人可不可以就都是比較灰色地帶，那麼日方跟台灣都有一個，算是對台灣來說是一個陰謀，就是推動擴大這個灰色地帶，這種懷疑是一直都在中國那邊，加上是他們也是非常的不滿意，這幾年台灣跟日本越來越走得近。”
[[台灣青年世代交流協會理事長 陳俐甫]]
“中國其實是希望9月3日的，反日的這個國際統戰，造成的壓力可以持續發展，那結果沒有成功，反而在9月18日之前，還冒出一個蔡英文訪問日本的行程，這個就是為什麼今天中國外交部，要這樣氣急敗壞的主要理由。”
日本資深媒體人直言，中國反應這麼大，就是怕台日關係再深化，國內學者則認為，中方想藉機再操作反日情緒。
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