Wu Jiang-hao, the new Chinese Ambassador to Japan, warned Japan in his first press conference at the Japan National Press Club, saying that if Japan is tied to the chariot that divides China, the Japanese people will be led to the fire pit. He also stated that "the Taiwan issue is at the core of China's core interests, concerns the foundation of Sino-Japanese relations, and is an insurmountable red line." He added that "the idea that something happening in Taiwan means something in Japan is absurd and dangerous," and warned that "the evidence of Japanese citizens suspected of spying in China tends to be conclusive, and China will deal with it seriously."
These hawkish statements, which could potentially harm the long-standing friendship between China and Japan, should not be coming from the mouth of a diplomat. Considering that this is the third time Chinese diplomats have made such provocative statements in a short period of time we have reason to believe that they were instructed to do so by the top Chinese leadership, and we may see more of these statements in the near future.What is concerning is what these repeated moves signify.
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日本防台灣有事 中國外交官稱說法荒謬危險 中央社 20230429
中國駐日大使吳江浩28日在一場演講上警告日本不要被綁上分裂中國的戰車，稱台灣有事就是日本有事的說法荒謬又危險；另說日本公民涉嫌在中從事間諜活動證據趨於確鑿，中方將嚴肅處理。
中國駐日本大使館官網刊登吳江浩28日在日本記者俱樂部發表演講的文章，其中提到台灣及其它議題。
吳江浩稱：「台灣問題是中國核心利益中的核心，事關中日關係基礎，是不可逾越的紅線。」並提有些國家一邊縱容支持台獨，一邊大談台海和平穩定，實質是要中國吞下國家主權遭分割，領土完整遭破壞的苦果。鼓噪所謂「台灣有事就是日本有事」既荒謬又危險。
他警告如果日本被綁上分裂中國的戰車，日本人民將被帶入火坑。
已故日本前首相安倍晉三2021年表示，「台灣有事就是日本有事，也就是美日同盟有事」，堅定維護台海及區域和平穩定。
此外，演講上有記者提問日本公民涉嫌在中國從事間諜活動問題。吳江浩指出，這是涉及中國國家安全的間諜案件，證據正越來越確鑿。需要搞清楚的是中國主權和安全受到了侵犯，而不是無辜的日方人員受到了拘押，中方將依法嚴肅處理。
中國外交部發言人毛寧3月27日在例行記者會證實，中方有關部門依法對1名日本公民採取了刑事強制措施，進行審查。
毛寧說，這名日人「涉嫌從事間諜活動」，違反中國「刑法」、「反間諜法」。中方已依照「維也納領事關係公約」和「中日領事協定」的相關規定，通報日本駐中國使館。
另據日媒報導，這名50多歲男子是日本安斯泰來製藥（Astellas Pharma）在中國分公司的幹部。日前在結束外派準備返國前被捕。
