China has imposed sanctions on Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya for his alleged collaboration with Taiwan independence forces, despite opposition from China.

Beijing has imposed sanctions on Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya for allegedly “colluding with the Taiwan independence forces”. “Japanese House of Representatives member Keiji Furuya, despite strong opposition from China, has repeatedly made provocative visits to Taiwan and colluded with ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces, seriously violating the one-China principle,” China’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Monday. More to follow...